Forest Park Zoo

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20038201

Description

Elephant at Forest Park Zoo, "Sugar" raised her snout to trumpet a swan song a few minutes before her execution. She was sentenced to die after a savage attack on her zookeeper. A crowd of people are surrounding the elephant house after Sugar's execution.

Archival Date

1940-07-12

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-965

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Elephant; Forest Park Zoo; Execution