Tom Clark, Manny Paquette, K. Yamamoto, and Kitty Kitabayashi prepare to move the Pacific Goldfish Farm, Westminster, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Tom Clark, Manny Paquette, K. Yamamoto, and Kitty Kitabayashi prepare to move the Pacific Goldfish Farm, Westminster, 1935

Date Created

August 5, 1935

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

This photograph appears with the article, "Transfer Plans Made at Westminster Farm," Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 1935: 6.
Tom Clark, Manny Paquette, K. Yamamoto, and Kitty Kitabayashi prepare to move the Pacific Goldfish Farm from Westminster Blvd. and Golden West St. to a new location at Golden West St. and 1st St., about one mile south. They are in area with a wide wood plank floor and roof with wooden slats spaced 2 inches apart to provide protection and light. There are several metal tubs on the floor. The Pacific Goldfish Farm was founded by Henry Kiyomi Akiyama.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: My, What a Job This Is! It's Moving Day for 700,000 Gold Fish: Tubs are being assembled for "herding" the fish in the move to their new home. Assisting in plans for the transfer, which will require minute preparations to prevent losses are, left to right, Tom Clark, Manny Paquette, K. Yumamoto [sic] and Kitty Kitabayshi. Baby fish will be sold.
Text from negative sleeve: 1656. Left to right, Tom Clark, Manny Paquette, K. Yamamoto, Kitty Kitabayashi. Fish farm near Westminster Calif. 8-5-35 [stamped:] Aug 22 1935.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Kitabayashi, Kitty
Yamamoto, K.
Paquette, Manny
Clark, Tom
Pacific Goldfish Farm

Location

Westminster (Calif.)

Longitude

33.758955

Latitude

-118.007133

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Goldfish--California--Westminster