Cincinnati Zoo 2

               
Restaurant                               Aquarium                     East Wing Aquarium                                     Winter Quarters                

   The winter quarters were constructed in 1895 to provide warmer climates for some species during the winter months. Elephants for example.

                                               
They had a lot of different rides years ago. (See elephants)                  Some of the paying customers                            Boat rides            

   The pony track seen above was a popular attraction for many decades. It was located west of today's Insectarium and Nocturnal House. The gondolas seen in the last card above were apparently used in a local musical performance. They were only used for a brief time.

                                   
     A group of College Girls                                        Safari  Train                                                A rare card titled: Don't be balky!

                                                       
A general view                                These ladies don't seem too happy                       Children's Zoo
                                                                     to be hanging up-side down.                        First opened in 1938

MULTIPLE  ANIMAL  GREETING  CARDS

   The second and third cards above shows a sacred cow. This is not a misprint, up till 1952, when it was eliminated, there was a Camel and Sacred Cow House.

These 8 cards will also be seen on the Sets page

                           
                                                                                     Martha

     You would think someone would  have known the difference between a Hippo. and an Elk. (Wapiti) in the first card. Martha was hatched at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1888 and died on September 1, 1914. Passenger pigeons were once the most numerous bird species on the planet. This Passenger Pigeon is believed to have been the last of her species which had  been ruthlessly slaughtered between 1880-1900. The 3rd non-postcard image above is one of the original bird aviary buildings that were built in 1875. The last passenger pigeon died in one of these buildings which is now a memorial to her and to the Carolina Parakeet which also has disappeared from the planet. Martha's died when she was a old and frail bird 29 years old. Her body was packed in ice and sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. where it remains today.

HIPPOPOTAMUS

   "Zee-koe" the young hippo seen in the first card (and probably the 2nd one also) above was not only one of the most popular animals in the early 1900s, but was also one of the most valuable. He was acquired from Germany for $3,000. He died in 1923 after swallowing a ball and was mounted and displayed at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History.

       
Julia & Gigi                                                    

   Julia & her son Gigi in 1933. Photo by Paul Briol

SEA  LIONS-SEALS-PENGUINS

WALRUS

Buster

GIRAFFES

   The 2nd card above shows the moving of a giraffe in 1906 for the opening of the new elephant house. The heavily padded walls of this wagon was pulled by six horses.

RACCOON

KOALA

Visitor

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