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Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, MI, 1939

Subjects
WildlifeZoos & Circuses
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1939 (Linen)
Front of Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, MI, 1939, c. 1939 linen postcard
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Back of Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, MI, 1939, c. 1939 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Two rhinoceroses stand in a rocky enclosure at the Detroit Zoological Park, with a tree trunk in the foreground. The printed caption calls the rhinoceros "Nature's battle tank," a holdover from prehistoric days, and notes that a pair is rare in captivity. The Detroit Zoological Park opened in 1928 and became a popular outing for Detroit families.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello my little strawberzy. have given back the fish and it was still alive and so are your plants. are you still having fun? hope you are for it won't be long and you'll be going back to school your daddy

PublisherChaffee & Co.
Rhinoceros Exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, Mich. RHINOCEROS EXHIBIT Nature's battle tank. A holdover from Prehistoric days. Here are a pair, and pairs are rare in captivity.
PostmarkedDetroit, MI, August 17, 1939, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Mildred Svoboda

13615 Southview [illegible] Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Detroit, MI
PublisherChaffee & Co.
Series43 66559
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Mildred Svoboda, 13615 Southview [illegible], Cleveland, OH
Place depictedDetroit, MI
Place mentionedBoston, MA
PublisherChaffee & Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock; image bleeds to edges with no white border; number 43 printed at lower left. Postmark: DETROIT MICH. AUG 17 3-PM 1939. Divided-back Tichnor card (linen texture) with Chaffee & Co. imprint; light edge/corner wear, faint crease lower right.

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Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, MI, 1939, postcard, c. 1939. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rhinoceros-exhibit-at-zoological-park-detroit-mi-1939. Accessed November 2, 2026.