Hippo Fund

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20027414

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 Clyde Allen. He is the manager of the Parkway Theater. He is standing next to a cardboard poster of Memphis Belle, who grins an open-mouthed welcome to the city's movie patrons. Movie goers can "feed" her coins to donate to the fundraiser. Mr. Allen is dressed in a suit.

Archival Date

1946-04-08

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

Memphis Belle; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Parkway Theater; Fund raising; Fort Worth Zoo