Dismayed

Brookfield Zoo, February 1965. Don't read to much into it.

Thoughtful Reunion

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. Baboon Island is a good spot for contemplation.

A Proverb, Illustrated

Poland, November 1966. "Not my circus, not my monkey."

Christmas Bows

Suburban Chicago, December 1968. My favorite stuffed animals are dressed for Christmas. Left to right: Apollo 8, Jimmy, Fuzzina, and Laurie. I still have these four treasures.

Sheltered Reunion

Brookfield Zoo, February 1969. There's a new arrival to admire.

Family Trip

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. The family moves around Baboon Island.

Piggyback

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. Sometimes it's better not to walk after eating too many sweets.

Sweets Reunion

 

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. Marshmallows are no treat.

Wary

Brookfield Zoo, August 1968. It's not surprising my friends found this fellow creepy.

Boxing Day

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 1958. It's time to enjoy the haul. I would favor the monkey.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

It's Sunday. Let's get dressed up and go to the zoo.

Brookfield Zoo, September 1961. We briefly visit the Polar Bears, and then we head to my favorite spot: the Children's Zoo.

Golden Reunion

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. It's a Golden Lion Tamarin ("Golden Marmoset"). For a time, this photo also hung on the Rec Room wall (although it doesn't appear in these photos).

Upward

Brookfield Zoo, 1966. A family explores Baboon Island.

Canadian Dollscape

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 1959. My Toronto Cousin also preserved a memory of her dolls. The chimp looks like one of those Soviet plastic-faced dolls; I wonder if someone sent it to my Toronto Cousin as a gift.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Flash

Brookfield Zoo, March 1966. It's a Marmoset.

"Of course, real animals are more difficult to catch."

Target of a zoo's animal-escape drill is a guy wearing a gorilla suit.

A Sunday at the Zoo

My Dad's twin sister, Jonė, watches me as our families visit the zoo:

Emotional Reunion

Brookfield Zoo, Illinois, Spring 1962. Dad snaps a favorite subject.

When animals seem human.

Brookfield Zoo, June 1963. Many images depict animals in anthropomorphic poses. This was a subject that intrigued my Dad, and he often snapped pictures of zoo animals who looked uncannily human.

In those photographs, Dad captured animals naturally engaging in behaviors people associate with humans. That's a different category from photos in which someone stages animals to act as if they are humans.

Goodbye to Baboon Island

Brookfield Zoo announces the closing of Baboon Island.

(Photo here.)