George Lowe’s travel articles were once a regular feature of the Los Angeles Times. During the years 1965-1974, a dozen of these articles mentioned the California condor. Here are excerpts from half of them.
The sound of flight
Consider a 25 pound (10 kg) bird with 10 feet (3 m) of wings passing through the air. Is there a sound to be heard? What is that sound?
This post quotes 8 historical reports of the sound of the flight of the California condor.
Still more black & white illustrations from books: 1953-1991
Here, without comment, are 10 illustrations from 7 books.
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Interest from Great Britain: 1833-1987
This post considers 5 articles that feature or mention the California condor and were published in Great Britain.
Drawings by Dick Smith
Dick Smith is a major figure in the history of the relationship between California condors and humans. Among his contributions are some excellent drawings, 8 of which are presented here.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated magazine has published several articles featuring or mentioning the California condor. In this post, I note and present photographs from a substantial article that appeared nearly 60 years ago.
Caricatures
In previous posts I have shown some comical illustrations of the California condor. In this post I present 6 more caricatures from a variety of sources.
