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Visitors getting rides on an African elephant at the Lion Country Safari amusement park in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Image Number

COM02463

Photographer

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1967 (circa)

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Collection

Department of Commerce collection
Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF73

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

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Lion Country Safari was the nation's first drive-through "cageless" zoo when opened in 1967.

Visitors getting rides on an African elephant at the Lion Country Safari amusement park in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Visitors getting rides on an African elephant at the Lion Country Safari amusement park in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Subject

Trained animals

Service industries--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Tourism--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Attractions--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Recreation areas--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Amusement parks--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Open-air zoos--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach

Captive wild animals

Zoo animals

Working animals

Elephants

Loxodonta

African elephant

Proboscidea

Creator

Florida. - Division of Tourism.

Date

1967 (circa)

Identifier

COM02463

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Palm Beach County (Fla.)

West Palm Beach (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col.

Series Title

Department of Commerce collection

Department of Commerce collection Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF73

General Note

Lion Country Safari was the nation's first drive-through "cageless" zoo when opened in 1967.

Subject - Corporate

Lion Country Safari (Animal park : West Palm Beach, Fla.)

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Chicago Manual of Style

Florida. - Division of Tourism. Visitors getting rides on an African elephant at the Lion Country Safari amusement park in West Palm Beach, Florida. 1967 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/93272>, accessed 22 July 2026.

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Florida. - Division of Tourism. Visitors getting rides on an African elephant at the Lion Country Safari amusement park in West Palm Beach, Florida. 1967 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/93272>

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(State Archives of Florida/Florida. - Division of Tourism.)

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