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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1969
Page
12
North Long Beach retirees Irma and Annabel Searight craft miniature scenes inside 1000 watt globes. They carved disciples from maple and used silk handkerchief robes to recreate Da Vinci s Last Supper in a six inch table setting. The couple gained fame through magazines and TV.
Readable excerpts recount Long Beach Ostrich Farm circa 1908 on American Avenue. Promoted for wealth from plumes yet plagued by ill tempered birds and wild press stunts with named figures like Chief Williams and Jim Corbett. A fence staple accident and animal welfare debate accompany a colorful feud.
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