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1953 Press Photo Percy the Kiwi met by R.N. Firth and Fred Roemer in California

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1953 Press Photo Percy the Kiwi met by R.N. Firth and Fred Roemer in California

Percy the Kiwi (C), New Zealand's official gift to the London Zoo arrived at San Francisco Airport late 9/18 where he (or possibly she, no one knows) was met by New Zealand's Consul-General R.N. Firth (L) and Fred Roemer, chief keeper at the San Francisco Zoo. The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, is so rare that the species is almost extinct, is enroute to New York where it will rest before the final leg of the journey.

Photo is dated 1953.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.
Percy the Kiwi (C), New Zealand's official gift to the London Zoo arrived at San Francisco Airport late 9/18 where he (or possibly she, no one knows) was met by New Zealand's Consul-General R.N. Firth (L) and Fred Roemer, chief keeper at the San Francisco Zoo. The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, is so rare that the species is almost extinct, is enroute to New York where it will rest before the final leg of the journey.

Photo is dated 1953.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.
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1953 Press Photo Percy the Kiwi met by R.N. Firth and Fred Roemer in California

$19.99

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Percy the Kiwi (C), New Zealand's official gift to the London Zoo arrived at San Francisco Airport late 9/18 where he (or possibly she, no one knows) was met by New Zealand's Consul-General R.N. Firth (L) and Fred Roemer, chief keeper at the San Francisco Zoo. The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, is so rare that the species is almost extinct, is enroute to New York where it will rest before the final leg of the journey.

Photo is dated 1953.

Photo measures 9 x 7.25 inches.

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