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Title
Irving B. Fisher and trained bear, Dixie, with rubber tire
Creator
Unknown
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
From a page of seven prints of Fisher and Dixie, a bear trained by Fisher at Holy City. "Dixie, prize bear of Holy City, trained by Irvin B. Fisher. Many tourists made photos of Fisher with his entire head inside Dixie's wet mouth to prove the real trust between the Human Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom, Holy City prime key to understanding it's [sic] main philosophy of evolution."
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
5C93F3FB-0AAE-4A1E-A84A-451911087470
2021-35-21-6
Subject
Cults
Holy City (Calif.) (LCSH)
Nineteen twenties (LCSH)
Bears
Zoos
Trained animals
Curiosities & wonders
Fisher, Irvin Bryant

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