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Text on Button | FRANK BUCK'S ADVENTURERS CLUB MEMBER |
Image Description | Black embossed image of a panther on a copper background with black text above and an outer red edge with gold text |
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Additional Information | Frank Buck was a famous hunter, author, actor, and director of the San Diego Zoo. He collected and sold animals to zoos and circuses and co-authored a number of books about his adventures traveling the world. He also starred in a number of films based off of these adventures that made him a celebrity. Bring ‘Em Back Alive was a bestselling book as well as a radio program of the same name that aired from October 30 - December 18, 1932. The "Frank Buck’s Adventurers Club" was a collaboration between the Bring ‘Em Back Alive radio show and the Pepsodent toothpaste company - individuals could send in empty Pepsodent products in exchange for different prizes including buttons, rings, and other items branded Frank Buck’s Adventurers Club. |
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Frank Buck (animal collector). (2019). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Buck_(animal_collector… FRANK BUCK ADVENTURE CLUB PREMIUM MAILER-- ADVENTURE CLUB PIN-- PRIZE LIST | #1010147957. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2019, from https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/frank-buck-adventure-club-premiu… Official Handbook for Member’s of Frank Buck’s Adventurers Club | Digital Scholarship Unit. (n.d.). Retrieved February 25, 2019, from https://digitalscholarship.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/animalempi… |
Catalog ID | CL0512 |