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Identifier
20168589
Description
Doctor James T. Bettes, a dentist, left, checks to see if Pete the Python's tooth will need to come out. Forest Park Zoo Superintendent Jim Brown, facing the camera, and Harry Jackson, hidden by Dr. Bettes, hold the 18-foot snake's head while two zoo attendants hold the middle part of Pete's body. Published in Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition August 19, 1954.
Archival Date
1954-08-19
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-3289
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Zoos; Snakes; Zoo animals; People
Names
Bettes, James T.; Brown, Jim; Jackson, Harry; Forest Park Zoo (Fort Worth, Tex.)
Subjects
Zoos; Snakes; Zoo animals; People