That’s always a funny one. Oh, that’s a shoebill. Shoebill. This always was just sitting in the house, and there’s another one of your mom that’s taken in Egypt, also. Yeah, there’s one taken from the pyramids. From the pyramids, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I love that one. Now that’s in… Read More
Everyone says, “Who’s that,” and I get to say, “That’s my grandmother.” (Janet laughs) Here’s a couple others. Read More
Here’s one from 1946 about “zoo fixes electric eye on its elusive monkeys.” That ring a bell?… Read More
Yeah. she’d end up having to take care of them, primarily because your dad may’ve been a little too much in his cups (chuckles) at various times. too early. Cocktails too early, so Janet would take over. Read More
What is this one right there, Dad?… Read More
She lived a life that seemed like it was worthy of a movie, going over and then getting animals?… Read More
And how did she end up there?… Read More
Soemmerring’s. Soemmerring’s, and this is- It was taken in Khartoum in the Sudan. Read More
It’s (indistinct), I think. She was helping him. They were shipping animals to Brookfield outta the heart of Africa. I remember seeing itineraries for trips like that in the manifest from the ship and the menus from the ship, and they would be these remarkable beautiful detailed menus, and it… Read More
What is it?… Read More
Soemmerring’s gazelle. Read More
Soemmerring’s gazelle?… Read More
And where was she?… Read More
(laughs) That’s my mother and shoe-billed storks. I am her namesake. It’s Janet. Yeah. Janet Beveridge Bean at this moment, my name exactly. Yes. Read More
And what is that photo of?… Read More
Were you ever aware of bad record-keeping?… Read More
That’s the first I’ve heard of that. I don’t know. My father, he wasn’t keeping records there anyway. It was somebody else on staff that would be doing that, I would think. We have a picture here. (staffer speaks indistinctly) Maybe you could hold it up so we could see… Read More
Was there some reason?… Read More
Yeah. Right, so there was that. Well, the impasse there. Zoos weren’t as cooperative, regardless of who the directors were. A gorilla, that’s money in the bank, having a gorilla. Well, Bushman was known all over, bid dude. Now, when your grandfather was at Brookfield Zoo, he kept pretty good… Read More
Oh, to bring his females to Lincoln Park?… Read More