Miss Jim came from Wm. Hall in 1916, purchased in part with the pennies of St. Louis school children. The Zoo paid $3,000 for her complete with saddle. Her keeper for many years was Bill Rost, pictured here. Miss Jim didn't perform but did did rides into the 1940s.
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Miss Jim came from Wm. Hall in 1916, purchased in part with the pennies of St. Louis school children. The Zoo paid $3,000 for her complete with saddle. Her keeper for many years was Bill Rost, pictured here. Miss Jim didn't perform but did did rides into the 1940s.
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