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D755-2
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- 1937 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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ca. 1937. Zoo keeper George Jones poses with "Jocko" at the Point Defiance Zoo. Jocko is a spider monkey originally from South America. He chatters away and imitates behavior, such as washing his face & hands. He is sure to be a favorite with zoo goers this summer. (T.Times 4/13/1937, pg. 1)
Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Zoos--Tacoma--1930-1940; Zoo animals; Monkeys; Jones, George R.; Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940;