Hippo Fund

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20027407

Description

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is organizing a fundraiser to bring baby hippopotamus Memphis Belle to the Forest Park Zoo in Fort Worth, Texas. Shown contributing to the fund is six-year-old Becky Wilhite. She is dropping a quarter and dime into the Baby Hippo Fund box set up in the lobby of City Hall. Becky is wearing a striped pinafore dress.

Archival Date

1946-04-05

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-407

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Wilhite, Becky; Forest Park Zoo; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Memphis Belle; Donation Boxes; Pinafore Dresses; Tarrant County Courthouse; Fort Worth City Hall; City & town halls