Panda Postcard to Ling-Ling

ID: SIA2013-07880 (front) and SIA2013-07881 (back)

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Form/Genre: Postcard

Date: June 24, 1987

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 08-102, Box 1, Folder: Panda Letters 1987-1989

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Summary

  • Color postcard to Ling-Ling the Giant Panda at the National Zoological Park congratulating her on her new baby. The front of the card has a cartoon image of a small panda giving another panda a flower. It is set against a red background with a pink border. The front has a white border and edging. The message side congratulates Ling-Ling on her new baby:
  • "Dear Ling Ling, Congratulations you Precious mama. God bless you and Your New Baby. We think of you all the time and we love you. The Lacey Family".

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 08-102, Box 1, Folder: Panda Letters 1987-1989

Contact information

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

Date

June 24, 1987

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Postcard
  • Pandas
  • Ling-Ling (Giant panda)
  • Giant panda

Form/Genre

  • Postcard
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2013-07880 (front) and SIA2013-07881 (back)

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.4w x 7.6h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper

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