This vintage White Border era postcard, copyrighted in 1942, features the famous Chimpanzee Circus at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri. The black and white image depicts five performing chimpanzees dressed in costumes, mounted on ponies and lined up five abreast for their performance. The reverse describes the show as a 'unique Chimpanzee Circus' where the animals act as acrobatic clowns alongside ponies and dogs. A striking piece of mid-century zoological and circus history.
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