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WCS and NYBG Libraries, Bronx Park Postcards

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WCS and NYBG Libraries, Bronx Park Postcards

Description

Inspired by the late-nineteenth-century urban park movement, Bronx Park was formally created by the City of New York in the late 1880s. In 1891, the City allotted 250 acres of the park to The New York Botanical Garden. An additional 250 acres were allotted to the New York Zoological Society in 1897 for the creation of what is now known as the Bronx Zoo.

Funded by a 2011 METRO digitization grant, this digital collection brings together postcards held by the Wildlife Conservation Society Library (which houses the archives of the Bronx Zoo) and The New York Botanical Garden’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library. These 450 postcards, which range in date from 1905 to the 1980s, depict Bronx Park's natural beauty and highlight the buildings, landscapes, and inhabitants of the two iconic institutions located on this land.

Institutional Owner

Wildlife Conservation Society

Type of Resource

Collection


MODS 3.7 Dublin Core GeoJSON IIIF Presentation Manifest 3.0

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Objects in this Collection

"Andy" the orang-utan in the Bronx Zoo

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350 lbs. of friendly gorilla in the Bronx Zoo

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African baby elephant "Congo," Indian elephant "Gunda." New York Zoological Park

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African black rhinoceros, New York Zoological Park

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African elephant "Kartoum"

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African ostrich. New York Zoological Park

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Air conditioning for the penguins

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Alaskan brown bear New York Zoological Park

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Alligators in pool. New York Zoological Park

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Along the Bronx River, Botanical Gardens, N.Y. City

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Along the Bronx River, Botanical Gardens, N.Y. City

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Amazon tiger bittern New York Zoological Park

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Amazon waterlilies

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American beaver and dam constructed by them. New York Zoological Park

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American bison New York Zoological Society

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American Desert

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American eagle New York Zoological Park

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American eagle New York Zoological Park

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American elk or wapiti, New York Zoological Park

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American elk, or wapiti

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American wapiti (elk)

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American white-headed or "bald" eagle New York Zoological Park

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Aoudad and baby, New York Zoological Park

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Approach to Baird Court New York Zoological Park

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Linked Data for this Object

Library Of Congress subjects
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Zoos
  • Zoo exhibits
LCNAF Corporate Names
  • Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
  • New York Botanical Garden

Geolocated data for this Object

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