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Identifier
20059033
Description
B. F. Wilkins, 74-year-old retired Texas & Pacific Railway (T&P) conductor and wild husky dog "Smoky", Forest Park Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas, are pictured here. Mr. Wilkins is a patron of this zoo for 18 years, makes daily trips to the zoo to feed and talk to his animal friends. He is wearing a suit and tie and holding a small sack of food. He is meeting and feeding his pal "Smoky" some vanilla wafers. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 11, 1947.
Archival Date
1947-02-10
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1893
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Dogs; Zoos; Zoo animals
Names
Wilkins, B. F.; Forest Park Zoo (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Subjects
Dogs; Zoos; Zoo animals