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Smokey Artist, Rudy Wendelin, painting outside of U.S. National Zoo habitat, circa 1952

 Item — Box: 0022, Folder: 0021
Identifier: MS0159-S03C-B0022-F0021-5350
Smokey Artist, Rudy Wendelin, painting outside of U.S. National Zoo habitat, circa 1952

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Smokey Artist, Rudy Wendelin, painting outside of U.S. National Zoo habitat, circa 1952

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries consists of negatives for some of the photograph prints in Subseries III.A., as well as negatives for images with no corresponding prints in the collection.

Topics covered include the living bears, Smokey and Little Smokey; the costumed Smokey mascot at various events; award presentations; events, exhibits, and promotions featuring Smokey Bear and fire prevention themes; and scenes of forests and forestry.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1952

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Portions of the collection remain unprocessed, and researchers may need extra time and assistance from staff to access these.

Language of Materials

From the Series: English