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Identifier
20162790
Description
Image shows 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. Zookeeper Harry Jackson raised his rifle through the barred windows to end her life. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition July 13, 1940.
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
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License
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Subjects
Zoo animals; Zoo keepers; Zoos
Names
Forest Park Zoo (Fort Worth, Tex.); Jackson, Harry
Subjects
Zoo animals; Zoo keepers; Zoos