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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Sadly, in 1967 Dinky bit actor Mike Henry on the jaw during the filiming of a Tarzan movie and was put to death for the incident. Photograph caption dated July 4, 1961 reads, "The performing chimpanzees of Pacific Ocean Park test one of the Santa Monica amusement park's cannons as they get ready for the final showing of the 'Fantasy Over The Pacific' aerial display at 10 p.m. today. Left to right are Boxco, Salty and Dinky."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Amusement parks--California--Santa Monica Chimpanzees--California--Santa Monica Animals in the performing arts--United States Dinky (Chimpanzee) Animals in human situations Trained animals--California--Santa Monica Costumes Cannons--California--Santa Monica Flags--United States Parks--California--Santa Monica Lost architecture--California--Santa Monica Pacific Ocean Park (Santa Monica, Calif.) Santa Monica (Calif.) Publicity photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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