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Photograph caption dated March 24, 1955 reads, "Eight baby elephants rehearse their 'buddy-buddy' routine under direction of Floyd Smith, chief trainer at St. Louis Zoo, at Animal Farm in Van Nuys. Public can watch act Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Animal Farm (Los Angeles, Calif.) Elephants--California--Los Angeles Animal trainers--California--Los Angeles Zoo animals--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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