Blank Postcard of a Polar Bear at the Zoo
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Creator: Capitol Souvenir Company
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: 1948
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6
Blank postcard of a polar bear at the National Zoological Park. The polar bear is walking in its enclosure in front of boulders. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Polar Bear--Confined to the Arctic region and distinguished by its white fur and stiff bristles on the feet. A very active animal, feeding on seals, walruses and fish." The front has a white border.
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1948
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SIA2013-06621 (front) and SIA2013-06622 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen