Longleat Safari Park, Warminster, Wiltshire - Lions - John Hinde postcard c1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  The Lions of Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire - (in the Safari Park)
• Publisher:  John Hinde (2 EAT 6) Photo by E. Ludwig
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
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John Hinde was an English photographer who set up John Hinde Ltd in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. He produced most of the earlier cards himself before employing other photogaphers such as E.Nägele, E. Ludwig, D. Noble and other names who spent a long time getting just the right view, usually with people in the foreground. The prints were then artistically hand processed and manipulated in Italy (long before digital production) before being published. His company was also closely associated with Butlins and they produced many of their cards. The company’s cards have become popular with collectors in recent years due to exhibitions and being featured in books, particularly by photographer and postcard collector Martin Parr. They were influential in the development of commercial photography and postcard images and now are regarded as miniature works of art and social records in themselves, particularly those of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, in Wiltshire, England was opened in 1966 and was the first drive-through safari park outside Africa.^[1][2][3] The park is situated in the grounds of Longleat House, an English stately home that attracts tourists and is the current home of the 7th Marquess of Bath. The safari park was the first of its kind anywhere in the world and was considered to be a massive breakthrough in the way in which captive animals were kept, with the animals roaming freely and the visitors in cages (cars). Longleat Safari Park and the concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy Chipperfield (1912–1990), former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus.^[4]

Today Longleat's collection comprises over 500 animals, and the whole estate is situated on 9,000 acres (36.42 km²) of Wiltshire countryside.

The Safari Parks Reserves

• Wallaby Wood : Red-necked wallaby with Pygmy Goats, Warthogs, African Spurred Tortoises and Brazilian Tapirs nearby. It is possible to get out of the car and view this section on foot.
• The East African Game Reserve: Rothschild Giraffe, Grant's Zebra, Llama, Dromedary Camel, Helmeted Guineafowl and Nyala.
• Flamingo Valley: Chilean Flamingo, Sacred Ibis, Whistling Duck, Spoonbill and Wood duck.
• Vulture Venue: 5 pairs of African vultures and Grey Crowned Cranes.
• Monkey Jungle: Rhesus Macaques and Blackbuck.
• Big Game Park: Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Ankole Cattle, Southern White Rhino, Blue Wildebeest, Ostrich, Bactrian Camel and Pere David's Deer.
• The Elephants: – Anne the Asian elephant currently resides at the park, and Longleat currently has ambitions to create a sanctuary for other mistreated elephants across Europe. Only a small portion of the sanctuary will be visible to the public, for the animals' welfare
• Pelican Pond and Surrounding Area: Pink-backed Pelican, Common Eland and Eastern Bongo.
• Deer Park: Red Deer and Fallow Deer
• Tiger Territory: 4 Amur Tigers
• Lion Country (section 1): African Lion, (section 2): African Lion
• Cheetah Kingdom: Cheetah, 3 males and 3 females, currently in quaratine until February 2012
• Wolf Wood: Canadian Timber Wolf
• Half Mile Lake: Common Hippopotamus, California Sea Lion, Eastern Great White Pelican
• Gorilla Island (situated in Half Mile Lake): Western lowland Gorilla

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=wiltshire

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted