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Image which relates to the opening of Jersey Zoo, Les Augres Manor, at Easter time 1959. The image features a zookeeper, possibly Lee Thomas, holding a snake in the Reptile House as visitors look on.The negative was scanned at 1200 dpi and can be downloaded as a high quality jpg file. The quality of the scanned image is dependent on the condition of the original.

Reference	L/A/75/A1/ZOO/1/16
Date	26 March 1959 - 4 April 1959
Names	Jersey Zoo Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Les Augrés Manor
Keywords	Snakes \| Jersey Zoo \| zoos \| zookeepers \| endangered species \| wildlife conservation \| reptiles \| enclosures \| openings
Category	L/A-Businesses
Places	Jersey Zoo, Les Augrès Manor
Dimensions	1 Negative
Language	English
Level of description	File
Creator	Jersey Evening Post
Access restrictions	Closed for preservation. Please view digital image.
Closed until	2100
Subject	16
File number	Zoo
Page number	Negative

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L/A/75 Jersey Evening Post (JEP)

L/A/75/A Jersey Evening Post (JEP) Photographic Archive 1921 to 2003. Comprises photo negatives and film, including glass plate negatives, and contact sheets of photographs, from Jersey’s evening newspaper. Arranged in subject boxes, subject files, and chronologically by year and job number. Also includes photographers’ diaries, some of which are indexed. In addition, there are digital images from 2003 to date

L/A/75/A1 Subject Boxes of negatives from the Jersey Evening Post (JEP) Photographic Archive, 1921 to 1975. Includes glass plate negatives

L/A/75/A1/ZOO Subject Boxes of negatives from the Jersey Evening Post (JEP) Photographic Archive which relate to Jersey Zoo and date from 1958 to 1975

L/A/75/A1/ZOO/1 Zoo Subject Box of negatives number 1 of the Jersey Evening Post (JEP) Photographic Archive. The negatives, which relate to Jersey Zoo date from 1958 and have been scanned at 1200 dpi.

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Image which relates to the opening of Jersey Zoo, Les Augres Manor, at Easter time 1959. The image features a zookeeper, possibly Lee Thomas, holding a snake in the Reptile House as visitors look on.The negative was scanned at 1200 dpi and can be downloaded as a high quality jpg file. The quality of the scanned image is dependent on the condition of the original.

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