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My Appointment at the 'Zoo' or the 'Great Offensive', July 1923 to January 1924

CUR/3/3/3/1 • Part

SUMMARY: Scrapbook page introducing a section about an appointment at the 'Zoo' spanning July 1923 to January 1924. Includes a clipping describing turtles (loggerhead and hawksbill) in a tank at the Aquarium of the New York Zoological Society, noting...

Aquarium of the New York Zoological Society, the 'Zoo'

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CUR/3/3/3/56 • Part • 1924-01-19

Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother

CUR/3/3/3/55 • Part • 1924-01-19

SUMMARY: A clipping titled "Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother" from The Seventeenth Reporter features the quoted question, "And does she get her brains from you or her father?" attributed to E. H. P. The page appears to be a humorous or reflective n...

Newspaper clippings on teguexin lizard, saw-bill ducks, and reptile house changes at the Zoo (Jan 1924)

CUR/3/3/3/54 • Part • 1924-01-16 - 1924-01-19

SUMMARY: Clippings report on the Zoo’s teguexin lizard being treated and moulting, the arrival of saw-bill ducks in the Waders’ Aviary, and renovations and handling practices in the Reptile House with notes on crocodilians’ temper. Articles are from ...

The Zoo, South America, Zoological Gardens, Holland, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, Europe, Arctic circle, Diving Birds' house, Waders' Aviary, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, Trinidad, Aquarium, Tortoise House

Evening News and Illustrated Sunday Herald clippings on Joan Proctor and a nursery for baby crocodiles

CUR/3/3/3/53 • Part • 1924-01-01 - 1924-02-24

SUMMARY: Clippings report on women’s achievements and fashions and profile Miss Joan Proctor, Curator of Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens. They describe her creating a heated nursery in the Reptile House for baby crocodiles and alligators from the ...

Zoological Gardens, Zoo, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, The Nursery, West Coast of Africa, Nile, Royal Academy

Press clippings on Joan Procter and London Zoo developments (1923–1929)

CUR/3/3/3/52 • Part • 1923-12-29 - 1923-11-04

SUMMARY: Newspaper cuttings report record attendance at the Zoological Society's Gardens, the near-completion of the Aquarium, and staffing changes including Miss Joan Procter becoming Curator of Reptiles. Articles from The Times, Cape Argus, Sunday ...

Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, South Kensington, Leeds, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa, Brisbane, Australia, Sudan, South America, New York, United States of America, Bombay, New Bridge Street, London

Miss Proctor Handling Snakes and King Cobra Feeding at the Bronx Zoo

CUR/3/3/3/51 • Part • 1923-11-08

SUMMARY: The text describes Miss Proctor safely handling a small but powerful boa by securing its head and tail. It recounts a king cobra at the Bronx Zoo that refused to eat until offered a coach whip snake, after which long, thin strips of beef wer...

Bronx Zoo, New York, United States of America

Toronto Star: Her Pets Are Ugly King Cobras (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/50 • Part • 1923-11-08

SUMMARY: A 1923 Toronto Star feature profiles Miss Joan Proctor, curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens, highlighting her methods of handling venomous snakes through kindness and understanding. The article notes her role in designing a ...

Toronto, Canada, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Royal Zoological Society, Great Britain, New York Zoo, New York, United States of America

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