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Taking a bath in his private pool at the zoo, this European brown bear is a favorite of young and old who delight in watching his antics in his outdoo(...)
Taking a bath in his private pool at the zoo, this European brown bear is a favorite of young and old who delight in watching his antics in his outdoo(...)

Taking a bath in his private pool at the zoo, this European brown bear is a favorite of young and old who delight in watching his antics in his outdoo(...)

Date5/8/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking a bath in his private pool at the zoo; this European brown bear is a favorite of young and old who delight in watching his antics in his outdoor cage. The ponderous animal often sits back in his pool and just stares right back at the humans
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116411F
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