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Photograph caption dated July 12, 1948 reads, "Faline, the mama deer, assisted by Margaret Boutyette and Melvin Love, Griffith Park animal keeper, tends to fawn quadruplets. Flag the famed father of the new arrivals, is penned elsewhere." Los Angeles Zoo is oftentimes referred to as the Griffith Park Zoo.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Zoo (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Zoo keepers--California--Los Angeles Zoos--California--Los Angeles Deer--California--Los Angeles Fawns--California--Los Angeles Quadruplets--California--Los Angeles Captive wild animals--California--Los Angeles Zoo animals--California--Los Angeles Animal cages--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Los Angeles Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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