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 the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce exhibit of a collection of large fruits and vegetables ("Pomona Tower of Fruits and Vegetables"?) at the chamber exhibit room, ca.1902. A man in a 3-piece suit and a top hat stands in front of the pile with his right hand on a very long cucumber(?) with foot markings on it from 1 through 6 feet. Also included are pumpkins, various squash, corn, potatoes, etc. The man has been identified as a "midget". The background has been masked away so that only the exhibit itself is in the image.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs art
Exhibitions Fruit trade Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Plants Fruits & Vegetables Los Angeles City--Chamber of Commerce
Time Period
circa 1902
Place
Broadway & 4th Street California Los Angeles USA
Source
1-83-46 [Microfiche number] 2023 [Accession number] CHS-2023 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.