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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1950 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Smokey Bear and Homer C. Pickens with Airplane
1950
Smokey Bear cub and his handler, New Mexico Assistant State Game Warden Homer C. Pickens, pose by a Piper Pacer 135 airplane named in Smokey's honor prior to flying from Santa Fe, New Mexico to the...
Smokey Bear with Dr. Edwin J. Smith
1950
Smokey Bear cub receives treatment from Dr. Edwin J. Smith of Santa Fe, for burns he suffered in a forest fire.
Bear Cub Drinking
Photograph of an illustration of a bear cub in Bear Mountain Park drinking from a baby bottle that is propped on a stump.
Smokey Bear with Girl
1950
Smokey Bear cub with Judy Bell in front of a fire-prevention poster featuring the character for whom the young bear was named.
Smokey Bear with Poster
1950
Smokey Bear cub with a fire-prevention poster bearing his namesake. The poster has three bears, and the text reads: "Please Folks, be extra careful this year! Remember - Only you can Prevent Forest...
Smokey the Bear and Thomas Smagalski
November 1958
A boy is smiling and looking at the mascot, Smokey the Bear. Caption reads: "Nov. 1958. Smokey the Bear (James Coleman, U.S. Forester) and Thomas Smagalski."
