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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Mabel Stark, born Mary Haynie, was a successful animal trainer, with a career working with tigers and other wildcats spanning over fifty years. One of only a handful of women trainers to work with big cats, she was a featured act in many shows and circuses including Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus and later as a trainer at Jungleland in Thousand Oaks. Photograph caption dated April 1, 1957 reads, "Satan, striped tiger at Jungleland in Thousand Oaks, goes through his paces for Mable [sic] Stark, only woman tiger trainer in world, shortly after her return from Japan. She was so anxious to get back in 'ring' that she didn't even bother to change her costume. This was cinch for Mabel who has had as many as 23 tigers 'working' at same time."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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