The hen with the mechanical internal organs, who surprised visitors at the World's Poultry Congress in London by giving a brief lecture on how she utilized her food to make eggs. The exhibit was prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Exhibits. H. L. Shrader, poultry expert
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- 1930
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- Harris & Ewing
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"The hen with the mechanical internal organs, who surprised visitors at the World's Poultry Congress in London by giving a brief lecture on how she utilized her food to make eggs. The exhibit was prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Exhibits. H. L. Shrader, poultry expert" (1930). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_hen_with_the_mechanical_internal_organs,_who_surprised_visitors_at_the_World%27s_Poultry_Congress_in_London_by_giving_a_brief_lecture_on_how_she_utilized_her_food_to_make_eggs._The_exhibit_LCCN2016870895.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297765.
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