Frank Buck Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Frank Buck Collection
Subject
Buck, Frank, 1884-1950.
Gambling, John B.
Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1877-1953.
Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991.
Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp.
Jungle Land
Long Island Zoo
New York World’s Fair (1939-1940).
Gambling, John B.
Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1877-1953.
Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991.
Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp.
Jungle Land
Long Island Zoo
New York World’s Fair (1939-1940).
Animal collecting.
Animals.
Exhibitions.
Zoos--New York--Massapequa.
Animals.
Exhibitions.
Zoos--New York--Massapequa.
Amityville (N.Y.)--History.
Long Island--History.
Massapequa (N.Y.)--History.
Long Island--History.
Massapequa (N.Y.)--History.
Ephemera.
Photographs.
Photographs.
Description
The collection contains thirty 8” x 10” black and white photographs (stamped on the back “Photo by Drennan”) that span from 1935-c.1939. Collection also contains ephemera, including souvenir and explorers club pins and Topps Frank Buck “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” trading cards (incomplete set) produced in 1950.
Creator
K. Darby, M. O’Connor
Source
Frank Buck Collection
Publisher
Hofstra University Special Collections/Long Island Studies Institute
Date
1935-1950
Contributor
Michael Curtis
Rights
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Collection Items
Frank Buck “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” Pin
A pin labeled “Bring ‘Em Back Alive” produced in association with Frank Buck.
Young African Explorer’s Club Pin
A pin labeled "Young African Explorer's Club" produced in association with Frank Buck.
Elephants Standing in a Row
Four elephants standing in a row in the snow in either Amityville or Massapequa.
Buck's Jungle Camp Building
An exterior view of a building at Buck's Jungle Camp with people walking by.
Cottonmouth Poised to Strike
A cottonmouth snake poised to strike. A note on the back of the photo explains that this snake bit Cole Smith, a snake handler at Buck's Jungle Camp.
Monkey Mountain at Frank Buck's Jungle Camp
Visitors watching the monkeys on Monkey Mountain as
Frank Buck looks on.
Frank Buck looks on.
Monkey Mountain at Jungle Camp with Elephant
Photograph of visitors riding in basket atop elephant near Monkey Mountain as Frank Buck and other visitors look on.
Politicians Riding Elephant
U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner with his son, Assemblyman
Robert F. Wagner, Jr., riding in a basket on elephant named
“Trixie.”
Robert F. Wagner, Jr., riding in a basket on elephant named
“Trixie.”
