Second baby giant panda in captivity

Mrs. William H. Harkness, Jr. holds Mei-Mei, a baby giant panda, next to Su-Lin, a grown giant panda. Mrs. Harkness captured both giant pandas and brought them to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.

Publication date: 1938-03-13

Size: 27.3 x 15.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Brookfield (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Baby animals--Illinois--Brookfield--1930-1940
• Harkness, William H., Mrs.
• Mei-Mei (Panda)
• Pandas--Illinois--1930-1940
• Su-Lin (Panda)
• Zoo keepers--Illinois--Brookfield--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• News photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 13, 1938), p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)