Postcard of Amazonia at the Zoo
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Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: c. 1992
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 07-053, Box 1, Folder: Amazonia Postcard
Color postcard advertising the opening of "Amazonia" at the National Zoological Park. The caption on the front is "Escape the Urban Jungle," and a man and woman are posed in front of jungle foliage. The message side has information about the National Zoological Park and Amazonia. The postcard is unused.
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Amazonia, the largest and most complex exhibit ever built at the National Zoo, opened to the public in 1992 and leads visitors into the realm of the Amazon River Basin. The 15,000-square-foot rainforest habitat of the exhibit includes a cascading tropical river and a 55,000-gallon aquarium for the display of Amazon River fish.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 07-053, Box 1, Folder: Amazonia Postcard
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1992
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Amazonia
SIA2013-07759 (front) and SIA2013-07760 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 4.1w x 6h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper