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Listen: The Blues ProgramTourists viewing rhesus monkeys during boat ride on the Silver River.
Image Number
MOZ00432
Photographer
Mozert, Bruce, 1916-2015.
Date
1955 (circa)
Rights
Collection
General collection
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 4
Bruce Mozert collection N2018-20, Box 4
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Amusement parks--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs--Public use
Tour boats
Work boats
Boats and boating--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Sightseeing business
Ecotourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Guided tours
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Rivers--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Animal feeding
Monkeys
Cercopithecidae
Macaques
Rhesus monkey
Tour guides (Persons)
Tourists--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Tour boats
Work boats
Boats and boating--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Sightseeing business
Ecotourism--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Service industries--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Guided tours
Attractions--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Recreation areas--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Rivers--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Animal feeding
Monkeys
Cercopithecidae
Macaques
Rhesus monkey
Tour guides (Persons)
Tourists--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Springs--Florida--Marion County--Silver Springs
Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 60 mm.
General Note
Native to an area between northern India and southern China, a population of Rhesus monkeys were released by a tour boat operator named Captain Tooey to enhance his jungle cruise in the 1930s. Note banana slices at far left used to feed the monkeys.
Tourists viewing rhesus monkeys during boat ride on the Silver River.
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