Blank Postcard of Penguins 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 group of six penguins at the National Zoological Park. The penguins are in the enclosure, parts of which can be seen containing mounds of snow. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Penguin--The Flight-Less Sea Bird; their wings are incapable of flexure and in the water are used as paddles. The Penguin belongs to the Southern Hemisphere and can be found in the most desolate parts of Antarctica. They feed on fish and crustacea." 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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SIA2013-06609 (front) and SIA2013-06610 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen