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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated November 25, 1964 reads, "The monkey cage lends a noisy welcome to the zoo visitor as the simians ham it up as much as any Hollywood actor to plant his foot in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater. Here the Cherry-Headed Mangabeys capture an audience and then do the much more difficult, as actors will admit, by holding it entranced endlessly."; See images #00116097 through #00116104 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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