The Gay Lion Farm title card holds on screen with visible 8mm texture.
1937 · El Monte, California, United States
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Title card identifies trained lions at the Gay Lion Farm in El Monte, California — El Monte, California, 1937
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- 1937
- Location
- El Monte, California, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.43s into the source clip
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1937 8mm title card text reads “TRAINED LIONS AT THE GAY LION FARM, EL MONTE, CALIF.” against a dark grainy background.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.43 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Soft-focus title text names the trained-lion subject and El Monte location.
1937 · El Monte, California, United States
Still image · $49
The title card continues, preserving the filmmaker's label for the Gay Lion Farm sequence.
1937 · El Monte, California, United States
Still image · $49
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El Monte California-1937: Trained Lions at the Gay Lion Farm
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1937 El Monte California.
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Period detail
The visible typewritten-style title card and 8mm source metadata place the footage in a 1937 home-movie context, with El Monte, California identified in the on-screen text.
Film character
The scan shows dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and gate-edge darkening that give the title card a physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The card documents a named animal attraction in El Monte through the filmmaker's own title, while the frames themselves show only the text card and film surface.
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No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and any downstream claims tied to the named attraction.
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