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Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1935

Subjects
WildlifeZoos & Circuses
Card type
Linen
Date
Postmarked August 17, 1939 (Linen)
Front of Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1935, 1939 linen postcard
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Back of Rhinoceros exhibit at Zoological Park, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1935, 1939 linen postcard
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About this subject

A rhinoceros stands in its enclosure at the Detroit Zoological Park, with a rocky backdrop and a tree trunk in the foreground. The image is printed in a blue-and-tan duotone with a visible linen-like texture.

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. 43 --- RHINOCEROS EXHIBIT Nature's battle tank. A holdover from Prehistoric days. Here are a pair, and pairs are rare in captivity. POST CARD PUB. BY CHAFFEE & CO., DETROIT, MICH. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROTHERS, INC. BOSTON, MASS. 66559
PostmarkedDetroit, MI, August 17, 1939, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mildred Svoboda

13615 Southview Ave, Cleveland, Ohio

Postcard record

Postmarked, Detroit, MI
Series43
ConditionGood
Place addressedMildred Svoboda, 13615 Southview Ave, Cleveland, OH
Place depictedDetroit, MI
Place mentionedBoston, MA
PublisherChaffee & Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
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, Michigan, circa 1935, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rhinoceros-exhibit-at-zoological-park-detroit-michigan-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.