1944 Press Photo Mrs. Fred Martini with One-Time Pets at Bronx Zoo - nox33323

Old friend visits one-time pets - Mrs. Fred Martini, wife of the head keeper of the lion house at the Bronx Zoo, sprays the three Bengal tiger cubs she raised at her home when their mother refused to feed them after their birth. The cubs, now 6 months old, were returned to the zoo when they grew old enough to require caging.

Photo is dated 1944.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.