Blank Postcard of Barbary Sheep at the Zoo

ID: SIA2013-06617 (front) and SIA2013-06618 (back)

Creator: Capitol Souvenir Company

Form/Genre: Postcard

Date: 1948

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6

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Summary

Blank postcard of a group of Barbary sheep at the National Zoological Park. The sheep are standing atop rocks, and trees are in the background. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Barbary Sheep--A group of Barbary Sheep living in an atmosphere recalling their native habitat." The front has a white border.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

  • Barbary sheep are actually a type of caprid, which is a goat-antelope.
  • The postcard is numbered 78713. Produced by Capitol Souvenir Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.
  • This postcard is part of a pack of "18 Selected Post Cards 25 National Zoological Park Washington, D.C." Today there are only 15 postcards in the pack. For other postcards from this pack, see Negatives SIA2013-01238 through SIA2013-01241; SIA2013-06599 through SIA2013-06616; SIA2013-06619 through SIA2013-06624.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6

Contact information

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

Date

1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Postcard
  • Zoos
  • Animals
  • Goats
  • Sheep
  • Antelopes

Form/Genre

  • Postcard
  • Linen

ID Number

SIA2013-06617 (front) and SIA2013-06618 (back)

Physical description

Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen

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