Winners of birdhouse contest, Malaga Cove School, Palos Verdes Estates, California
| Title: | Winners of birdhouse contest, Malaga Cove School, Palos Verdes Estates, California. |
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| Date Created: | 1930-04-00 | |
| Extent: | 1 photographic print (b/w); 7.5 x 9.25 in. | |
| Abstract/Description: | Image shows group of four boys who won prizes in the first annual birdhouse competition, the cumulation of a manual training department assignment at Malaga Cove School. Students made thorough investigations into the habits and tastes of the various birds for which the houses were to be built and installed around the school grounds. Identified, left to right, are: 1. Jack Wallace (3rd prize); 2. Richard Yarnell (shared 2nd prize); 3. Spencer Moeller (shared 2nd prize); and 4. Melroy Hodge (1st prize.) Prizes, consisting of three books on birds, were presented to the boys by Frank A. Vanderlip. The community birdhouse, held and designed by Richard Yarnell and Spencer Moeller, was modeled after one wing of Malaga Cove School. | |
| Identifier(s): |
000031989 (Bar Code) 1538 (Negative Number) |
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| Note(s): |
Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, April 1930, p. 1. |
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| Subject(s): |
Malaga Cove School (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.) Schools--California--Palos Verdes Estates Portraits, Group School children Hodge, Melroy Moeller, Spencer Wallace, Jack Yarnell, Richard Birdhouses Birdhouses--Design and construction. |
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| Held by: | Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. | |
| Location: | Local History Room. | |
| Shelf locator: | PVLH.PVSD.29.90 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District. | |
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