His Days Work Was Done - Lion and Zoo Keeper - Living Picture Series - Postcard, c. 1910s

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(3 1/2 x 5 1/2 In) This is an original antique Living Picture Series postcard published by H.G., L. in the 1910s. It shows a Lion in his cage at the zoo with a crude edit to add a man bending over to feed him, supposedly this is the moment before he is eaten.

"His Day's Work was done!

I know a man who got a job With a menagerie;

'Twas just to feed the animals-- As easy as could be!

He didn't know their appetites, That was the funny part;

Still, when the feeding time came round - He had to make a start:-

He went into the lion's den - And offered him a bun;

The lion smiled, and then got wild--

And his day's work was done!"

~Words by Per. of Francis, Day & Hunter

The postcard is used and is in POOR condition, heavy wear at the edges, blunted corner tips, album marks at corners, pin-holes all along the edges, stains and ink smudges on the back.

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His Days Work Was Done - Lion and Zoo Keeper - Living Picture Series - Postcard, c. 1910s

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