I grew up in Ohio from birth to the fourth grade and a visit to The Columbus Zoo was always a highlight in my life.  Living pretty close meant I was able to go frequently either through school field trips, with family, or with friends.  I grew up watching Jack Hanna's TV show "Hanna's Ark" on local Columbus television.  After moving many states away seeing Jack on late night TV or other programs always brought a smile to my face because I felt like the rest of the world was finding out about how amazing The Columbus Zoo and Jack Hanna was!

Recently, I took up the task to digitize some old family film negatives that were among my late maternal grandmother's belongings.  I had a large stack of about 400 film negatives in the 620 format that ranged from WWII to the early 1960s.  They were all mixed up and of varying degrees of quality, but I felt it important to get these pictures documented and backed up before they were lost forever.  Most of these are family shots from the home, but some are in public places and I wanted to share.  A few shots in particular I knew right away were from The Columbus Zoo and I had to post them!  My best guess by the age of my aunts and uncles would be around 1955. 

Enjoy and please email me at [email protected] if you have any great memories of The Columbus Zoo!