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The Great Bushman

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Stock #:100557
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chicago
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Cook
Publisher: Aero Distributing Co., Inc.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
Bushman, the largest ape in captivity, was brought from Africa by Frank Buck. Arrived in the United States in 1926 and later bought by the Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo for $3.600. In 1930 Bushman weighed 38 pounds.

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  • 2008-08-25 18:04:37 - svickers@sc.rr.com:
    been looking for this famous ape for a long time,i lived in chicago for 30 years and never got to see him. many thanks suzy

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