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Close-up view of a mural decoration depicting prehistoric life at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles Horticultural and Art Museum, [s.d.]
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Close-up view of a mural decoration depicting prehistoric life at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles Horticultural and Art Museum, [s.d.]

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Description
Photograph of a close-up view of a mural decoration depicting prehistoric life at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles Horticultural and Art Museum, [s.d.]. Three large sloth or bear-like creatures can be seen depicted at center. The creature at left stands on its hind legs, the creature at center can be seen on all four legs, and the creature at right rests on its hind legs. They appear to be standing near water. A tree can be seen at right. Other animals are visible in the background, while hills can be seen in the distance. 
Asset Metadata
Title Close-up view of a mural decoration depicting prehistoric life at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles Horticultural and Art Museum, [s.d.] 
Subject Animals, Fossil  (lcsh), Art  (lcsh), Decoration and ornament, Prehistoric  (lcsh), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Public Buildings -- Museums  (file heading), Los Angeles County Horticultural and Art Museum  (subject), Mural painting and decoration  (lcsh), museum buildings  (adlf), Museums  (lcsh) 
Tags OAI-PMH Harvest 
Place California (states), Exposition Park (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries) 
Type images
Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat) 
Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection) 
Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital) 
Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library. 
Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library. 
Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given 
Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1903
Identifier 44175 (accession number), CHS-44175 (call number), CHS-44175 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2755 (legacy record id), chs-m1903 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-1955 (legacy record id), 84-1-841 (microfiche number), USC (project) 
IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID] 
DM Record ID 2755 
Unique identifier UC116795 
Legacy Identifier CHS-44175.tiff 
Type Image 
Internet Media Type image/tiff
Resolution 21.8 in × 13.0 in at 300dpi
55.4 cm × 33.1 cm at 300dpi 
Inherited Values
Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960 
Date Created 1860/1960