Ephemera related primarily to the Philadelphia Zoo : Philadelphia, 1959-1972.

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Ephemera related primarily to the Philadelphia Zoo : Philadelphia, 1959-1972.

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A group of ephemera related primarily to the Philadelphia Zoo, consisting of: a) a printed booklet "Philadelphia Zoo Animal Book and Guide to the Garden" (100 p.) ; b) "Fairmount Park, Philadelphia" map (with typed and autograph annotations by Howard Cushman indicating the location of the Zoo) ; c) "Map of Philadelphia Zoo" (with Bird Lake circled in red crayon, probably by Cushman) ; d) "Philadelphia Zoological Garden General Information" printed fact sheet (with an annotation probably by Cushman) ; e) "The Fairmount Park Mansions" pamphlet (with a typed note and annotations by Cushman) ; f) "Visit the Philadelphia Zoo" pamphlet ; g) "Zoo is honored for 5 cygnets; who's mother?" clipping, n.d. (with annotations by Cushman) ; h) "Some new arrivals in Philadelphia" clipping, 16 July 1965 ; i) "A Pair of Rare Birds Finds Home at Bronx Zoo" clipping, NYT, 5 August 1959 ; j) The Philadelphia Orchestra's 1971-1972 "For Children New Series" pamphlets (3 copies) ; k) The Philadelphia Orchestra's "Fourth Concert for Children" program, 12 February 1971 (3 copies) ; l) "Intrepid Cyclist E. B. White Delivers Mail" clipping, Ellsworth American, 21 December 1972.

12 items, unbound ; 15.2-55.5 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Cushman, Howard.

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Philadelphia Zoological Garden

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White, E.B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985

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American author and humorist E.B. White was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell. After graduation he worked on odd jobs and travelled; while working as a copywriter, he submitted some essays to the newly founded New Yorker, which led to his long-term relationship with the magazine. White is generally credited with supplying New Yorker's signature style, a clever, whimsical, and highly allusive tone; over the years he contributed everything from essays and stories to photo capt...