I began collecting postcards in mid-August of 2013, after looking through my aunt's collection and thinking it seemed like a fun hobby. Along the way, something obviously went very wrong.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Species: Giant Panda

Card Text Front: N/A

Card Text Back: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, U.S.A - Su-Lin the Giant Panda, Hall 15 - Su-Lin, the baby Giant Panda was about six weeks old at the time of her capture in the Province of Szechwan, China. She was between four and five months old in February, 1937 when she reached the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago, where she was on exhibit until the time of her death, April 1, 1938. Su-Lin was the first Giant Panda to be brought out of China alive and to be exhibited in captivity.

Location: Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Country of Origin: United States

Postage Date: Uncirculated

Photographer/Artist/Colourization: N/A

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