Harry Jackson, supervisor of the Forest Park Zoo reptile garden, wearing Hopi Indian costume and holding bundles of snakes

Creator

Dub McPhail

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Identifier

20061065

Description

And the rain God answered. Harry Jackson, supervisor of the Forest Park Zoo reptile garden, put on a Hopi Indian costume Thursday afternoon, lifted a writhing bundle of snakes skyward and asked for rain--and got immediate results. Photographer of shirtless Jackson wearing Hopi Indian costume and holding bundles of snakes. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning Edition August 22, 1947.

Archival Date

1947-08-21

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

Jackson, Harry; Snakes; Costumes; Hopi Indians; Forest Park Zoo; Snake dance; Rain; Zoos