Lion cages at Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville, Indiana, circa 1949
| Description: |
Front depicts the lion cage at the Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville. An elephant statue sits in front of the cages. Back caption reads Mesker Zoo at Evansville, Ind. is a city zoo and is free to the public. The Park Board was assisted by the Evansville Zoological Society and individuals in gift of animals. It is the largest zoo between St. Louis and Cincinnati and Chicago and Memphis. Postmarked August 3, 1949. |
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| Origin: | 1949, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/C352B849-4AC4-4168-B528-095116225544 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
1545 Mesker Park Drive, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States 37.996725,-87.605506 |
| Subjects: |
Jenna Auber Collection Lions Cages Zoo animals Zoos Evansville (Ind.) Vanderburgh County (Ind.) |
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