Postcard of a Bear at the Zoo

Summary

Postcard of a European brown bear at the National Zoological Park. The bear is standing up in its enclosure. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Bear--European Brown Bear; found over the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Countries they hibernate in the winter. They are omnivorous and particularly fond of honey." The front has a white border.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

• Despite being members of the order Carnivora, brown bears have the most diverse diet out of all bears and are one of the most omnivorous animals in the world.
• The postcard is numbered 78710. 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 Negative Numbers SIA2013-01238 and SIA2013-01239; SIA2013-06599 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, [email protected]

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Date

1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Postcard
• Carnivora
• Zoos
• Animals
• Bears

Form/Genre

• Postcard
• Linen

ID Number

SIA2013-01240 (front) and SIA2013-01241 (back)

Physical description

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

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