Note from Zoo keeper William Blackburne in reference to two famous turkeys

ID: SIA RU000074 [SIA2013-00212]

Creator: Blackburne, William H

Form/Genre: Letters (correspondence)

Date: 1918

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 74, Image No. SIA2013-00212

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Summary

Note written by National Zoo keeper William H. Blackburne talking about housing two famous turkeys received by the Zoo in 1918. The turkeys were the red, white, and blue turkey donated by President Woodrow Wilson and the famous turkey named "Col. Jake Dawson," a turkey donated by the Red Cross.

Subject

  • Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • American Red Cross

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 74, Image No. SIA2013-00212

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1918
  • June 8, 1918

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Topic

  • Zoos
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Turkeys

Form/Genre

Letters (correspondence)

Local number

SIA RU000074 [SIA2013-00212]

Physical description

3.66 x 4.59

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