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Order Number	00084438
Title	Two pandas on their way to the San Diego Zoo
Photographer	Mullen, Mike.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HH_b031_f4_i5
Date	1984
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Photograph caption dated July 24, 1987 reads, "Rescued from an Oriental wilderness where they barely survived their first year of life, the visitors Basi, now 7, and Yuen, now 6, crossed American soil for the first time in banner bedecked cages held in place by cargo netting. Then they embarked on a two-hour journey to the San Diego Zoo where they will go on exhibit through next February. Zoo officials expect the pandas to attract more than 1.5 million visitors during the 200 days they will be on view. A portion of the admission proceeds will be given to a wildlife preservation fund in People's Republic of China."
Subject	Los Angeles International Airport. Pandas--China. Animals--Transportation. Animals, Air transportation of. Airports--California--Los Angeles. Airplanes--California--Los Angeles. Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection