Typewritten description of photographs of avocados, Los Angeles, 1933
Description
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2661 P1 to 7. Calavo - Avacado [sic] Industry Growers of California. 11/1/33. May Betteridge, Text reads: Adelbert Bartlett, 1572 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles. Negative. Miss May Betteridge, newly elected "Queen" of the California calavo-avacado [sic] industry, presiding over a sale of the famous salad fruit in Los Angeles. The largest avacado in foreground is between 4 and 5 inches in height. The varieties shown, which are popular with the trade, are, left to right, Pueblo; Topa Topa; Dickinson; Itzanana; Fuerte; Linscott. (See complete story enclosed.) [Handwritten]: 2661. Exclusive, Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.