Pelican at the Zoo | Digital Pitt

September 30, 1979

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Title
Pelican at the Zoo
Creator
Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
Rizzo, Mike, active 1970-1980
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
September 30, 1979
Identifier
715.79128913.CP
Description
A pelican perched on a wall at the Highland Park Zoo. More than 100 years ago, philanthropist Christopher Lyman Magee donated $125,000 for the construction of zoological gardens in Pittsburgh's Highland Park area. On June 14, 1898, the Pittsburgh Zoo opened to the public for the very first time, providing people with a rare glimpse of animals and plants they had never seen before. Fitting zoo paradigms of the time, it was more of an animal menagerie. Through the years, however, the zoo has transformed into a naturalistic habitat and resource for conservation, education and research.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Highland Park Zoo (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Zoos
Pelicans
Geographic Subjects
Highland Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
Collection
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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