Second baby giant panda in captivity

Explorer Mrs. William H. (Ruth) Harkness Jr. holds Mei-Mei, a baby giant panda, next to Su-Lin, a grown giant panda. Mrs. Harkness captured Mei-Mei in 1936 and Su-Lin, in 1937. The two pandas live at Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. All three are in a cage. Su-lin sits on a wooden chair. Harkness wears work clothes and a jacket.

Publication date: 1938-03-13

Size: 27.3 x 15.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Brookfield (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Baby animals--Illinois--Brookfield--1930-1940
• Brookfield Zoo (Ill.)--Facilities--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Explorers--American--1930-1940
• Mei-Mei (Panda)
• Pandas--Illinois--1930-1940
• Su-Lin (Panda)
• Chairs--1930-1940
• Cages--1930-1940
• Harkness, Ruth

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 13, 1938), p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)