<br><dl><dd><i>A sugar beet shaped like a bird (an unidentified exhibit) at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1900-1920</i></dd>
<dd>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?"</dd></dl><dl><dd><b>Call number</b>: CHS-5187</dd>
<dd><b>Filename</b>: CHS-5187</dd>
<dd><b>Coverage date</b>: circa 1900/1920</dd>
<dd><b>Part of collection</b>: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960</dd>
<dd><b>Format</b>: glass plate negatives</dd>
<dd><b>Type</b>: images</dd>
<dd><b>Part of subcollection</b>: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960</dd>
<dd><b>Repository name</b>: USC Libraries Special Collections</dd>
<dd><b>Accession number</b>: 5187</dd>
<dd><b>Microfiche number</b>: 1-103-12</dd>
<dd><b>Archival file</b>: chs_Volume67/CHS-5187.tiff</dd>
<dd><b>Repository address</b>: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189</dd>
<dd><b>Geographic subject (country)</b>: USA</dd>
<dd><b>Format (aacr2)</b>: 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&amp;w ; 26 x 21 cm.</dd>
<dd><b>Rights</b>: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California</dd>
<dd><b>Project</b>: USC</dd>
<dd><b>Repository email</b>: specol@usc.edu</dd>
<dd><b>Contributing entity</b>: California Historical Society</dd>
<dd><b>Date created</b>: circa 1900/1920</dd>
<dd><b>Publisher (of the digital version)</b>: University of Southern California. Libraries</dd>
<dd><b>Format (aat)</b>: photographic prints; photographs</dd>
<dd><b>Geographic subject (state)</b>: California</dd>
<dd><b>Legacy record ID</b>: chs-m9060; USC-1-1-1-9198; USC-1-1-1-9200; USC-1-1-1-14192; USC-1-1-1-14195</dd>
<dd><b>Access conditions</b>: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.</dd>
<dd><b>Subject (file heading)</b>: Agriculture -- Crops -- Beet sugar</dd>
<dd><b>Subject (lcsh)</b>: Sugar beet industry; Sugar beets</dd>
<dd><b>Subject</b>: Botany -- General</dd></dl>
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