Missouori Francis

Missouori Francis
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Title: Missouori Francis
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Caption: "The band played that special Truman waltz and folks ... cheered when 'Missouri Francis,' the talking mule, from the picture of the same name, hee-hawed his way into the boro to meet some celebrities at Namm's. Accompanied by Broncho Pete, Franny bayed hello to Maj. Benjamin Namm and Representative Louis Heller. ... Hopalong Rabbity, the store's Easter floorwalker, was there." A. I. Namm & Son department store was located on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn.

Date: 1950
Location: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Creator: Rapisarda, Henry.
More Details: Retouched.
Stamped on verso: date: Mar. 18, 1950; "Photo by Henry Rapisarda."
Title from caption on verso.
Collection: Department Stores
Subject: Costumes
Executives
Legislators
Institution: Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection.
Medium: Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.
Portraits.
Rights: Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library.
ID: DEPT 0118