Blank Postcard of a Seal at the Zoo
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Creator: Capitol Souvenir Company
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: 1948
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6
Blank postcard of a seal at the National Zoological Park. The seal is perched on a rock in the water. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Seal--A carnivorous marine mammal found commonly on the coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. Seals are very inquisitive animals. They are the main food of the Eskimo and are valuable for their skin and oil." The front has a white border.
National Zoological Park (U.S.)
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1948
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SIA2013-06599 (front) and SIA2013-06600 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 3.5w x 5.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen