Picture No | 11356661 |
Date | 1938 |
Description | Ruth Harkness and her baby Giant Panda Diana, 1938 |
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Following the success of her trip to China to capture a live Giant Panda, Manhattan socialite Ruth Harkness(Mrs. William Harness Jnr)(1900-1947) returns to China for another Giant Panda, which has been named Diana. Intended as a companion for her previous panda(named Sun-Lin in this article, but also known as Su Lin), Diana proved a disappointment when she turned out to be female.
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Source | Photograph in from The Illustrated London News, 5th February 1938, page 223. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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