Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 5.5w x 3.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Linen
Type:
Postcard
Linen
Date:
1948
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Barbary sheep are actually a type of caprid, which is a goat-antelope.
The postcard is numbered 78713. Produced by Capitol Souvenir Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.
This postcard is part of a pack of "18 Selected Post Cards 25<U+00A2> National Zoological Park Washington, D.C." Today there are only 15 postcards in the pack. For other postcards from this pack, see Negatives SIA2013-01238 through SIA2013-01241; SIA2013-06599 through SIA2013-06616; SIA2013-06619 through SIA2013-06624.
Summary:
Blank postcard of a group of Barbary sheep at the National Zoological Park. The sheep are standing atop rocks, and trees are in the background. The message side is blank, but it has a printed note: "Barbary Sheep--A group of Barbary Sheep living in an atmosphere recalling their native habitat." The front has a white border.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, Box 16, Folder: 6
