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subject : Elephants
City Commission orders Avondale Zoo abolished as economy move
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
1934-10-08
Subjects
Miss Fancy decides to tell all
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
The Birmingham News-Age-Herald (publisher)
Childers, James Saxon (creator)
1934-03-25
Subjects
Miss Fancy only animal to be kept at city zoo
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham Post (publisher)
1934-10-24
Subjects
City to give only elephant resident nice beauty treatment, manicure and possibly extra helping of cereal as anniversary gift
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
1931-10-05
Subjects
Miss Fancy hospitable on anniversary
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Jamison, John (creator)
1933-10-13
Subjects
Miss Fancy will answer call of show business
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1934-11-10
Subjects
Grocery: Miss Fancy has large appetite
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
Birmingham News (creator)
1931-11-22
Subjects
Elephant At Avondale finds corn good for ill health
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
Subjects
Miss Fancy monster pet of youngsters thrives and waxes fat at Avondale
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
1930-08-27
Subjects
Circus men meet trouble in taking Miss Fancy away
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham Post (publisher)
1934-11-12
Subjects
Only waterfowl to keep her company but the kids will come back
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
1934-10-24
Subjects
Park board commits fate of Miss Fancy to three
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham Post (publisher)
1934-10-10
Subjects
Now is she mortified? Miss Fancy fumes at tale of her cheap sale
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham News (publisher)
Marzoni, Pettersen (creator)
1934-11-09
Subjects
Miss Fancy has long face as fate is debated
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
Birmingham Post (creator)
1934-10-09
Subjects
Elephant no prohibitionist especially when sick trainer declares
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
Beasley, Cecil (creator)
Subjects
Lady sitting on Miss Fancy
photograph
Black and white photograph of Nell Barron Griswold sitting on an elephant named Miss Fancy. The location is Avondale Park.
General Photographs Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Subjects
Two young women with Miss Fancy
photograph
Black and white photograph of Julia "May" Griswold and Nell Barron Griswold (sitting) with Miss Fancy. The location is Avondale Park.
General Photographs Collection 1556, Archives Department (source)
Birmingham, Ala. (publisher)
Subjects
In Spring, Miss Fancy's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of peanuts
newspaper clipping
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham Post (publisher)
Apple, Oliver (creator)
1925-02-25
Subjects
Miss Fancy ready to make sacrifice
newspaper clipping
Includes Black and White photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
Monk, A. Hoppa (creator)
1932-09-14
Subjects
One lady who likes her liquor and gets it
newspaper clipping
Includes black and white photograph.
Newspaper Clipping File (microfiche) (source)
Birmingham (Ala.) (publisher)
1928-06-12
Subjects

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