Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a sugar beet shaped like a bird (ancient Los Angeles bird?), an unidentified exhibit at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1900-1920. The beat has a large round body with three extended roots that resemble two legs and a feathered tail. The upper portion of the beet resembles a head. The head has two dimples in it where a coin or a slug was affixed to make it resemble the bird's eyes. A bow tie is tied around the neck of this owl-like replica. A cloth covers the background and the platform on which it stands in order to create the neutral background effect. A sign in front of the bird reads, "Ain't I a bird?"
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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