Lenora wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But, there was no turning back. She was already here, dressed in her best. She was determined to ride that ostrich.

It was the Luna Park ostrich farm in Lincoln Heights. The year was 1928.

Photo from the USC Digital Archive

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