Postcard of Elephants Taking a "Dust Bath"
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Creator: Curt Teich & Co
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: 1935
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 65, Box 16, Folder: Postcards
Color postcard of two elephants in their enclosure at the National Zoological Park, showering themselves with dust. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is unused, but the message side has a printed note about the elephants: "Indian Elephant 'Babe', retired from the circus; Sumatran elephant 'Kechil'."
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 65, Box 16, Folder: Postcards
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1935
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SIA2013-07824 (front) and SIA2013-07825 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen