Forest Park Zoo keepers Brown and Hittson with Gibbie the Gibbon Ape

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10011361

Description

Forest Park Zoo keepers Jim Brown and Hamilton Hittson with Police Sergeant Kennedy lower Gibbie, a full-grown Gibbon ape, to the ground after he escaped his cage; Mike Watley, motorcycle officer at extreme left, also helped in the capture.

Archival Date

1938-06-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6 06/20/1938 712

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Watley, Mike; Gibbie; Gibbon ape; Forest Park Zoo; Apes; Gibbons