Blank Postcard of a Polar Bear at the Zoo

ID: SIA2013-06621 (front) and SIA2013-06622 (back)

Creator: Capitol Souvenir Company

Form/Genre: Postcard

Date: 1948

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6

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Summary

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.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

  • The postcard is numbered 78719. Produced by Capitol Souvenir Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • This postcard is part of a pack of "18 Selected Post Cards 25 National Zoological Park Washington, D.C." Today there are only 15 postcards in the pack. For other postcards from this pack, see Negatives SIA2013-01238 through SIA2013-01241; SIA2013-06599 through SIA2013-06620; SIA2013-06623 and SIA2013-06624.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Postcard
  • Polar Bear
  • Zoos
  • Animals
  • Bears

Form/Genre

  • Postcard
  • Linen

ID Number

SIA2013-06621 (front) and SIA2013-06622 (back)

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen

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