Winners of birdhouse contest, Malaga Cove School, Palos Verdes Estates, California

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1930-04-01DescriptionImage 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.NotesPhoto Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationCitation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, April 1930, p. 1.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000031989Shelf LocationPVLH.PVSD.29.90Restrictions on AccessElectronically 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.Address375, Via Almar, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

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SubjectMalaga Cove School (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Schools--California--Palos Verdes EstatesPortraits, GroupSchool childrenHodge, MelroyMoeller, SpencerWallace, JackYarnell, RichardBirdhousesBirdhouses--Design and construction.Time Period1921-1930

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