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Whilst sorting through some of my Dad's old 35 mm slides a couple of days ago I found a whole series of slides which I took in 1980 after I'd just moved to Harpenden to start work. I remember taking a trip to London Zoo one Saturday with either my Petri MF-1 or possibly an Olympus OM-20, and taking these pictures. Although these are in no way very interesting pictures, I wanted to record them in a permanent way, hence this post.

35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Some type of Lizard
Some type of Lizard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Alligator or crocodile
Alligator or crocodile
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Alligator or crocodile
Alligator or crocodile
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Alligator or crocodile
Alligator or crocodile
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Alligator or crocodile
Alligator or crocodile
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Possibly Cameleon
Possibly Cameleon
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Tortoise
Tortoise
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Green Lizzard
Green Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Ostrich
Ostrich
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Ostrich
Ostrich
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Black Bear
Black Bear
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Brown Bear
Bear
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Brown Bear
Bear
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Brown Bear
Bear
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Tortoise
Tortoise
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Tortoise
Tortoise
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Alligator or crocodile
Alligator or crocodile
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Green Lizzard
Green Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Lizzard
Lizzard
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Green Snake
Green Snake
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Heron?
Heron?
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Large Bird
Large Bird
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Large Bird
Large Bird
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Elephant
Elephant
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Orangutan
Orangutan
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Orangutan
Orangutan
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Boar
Boar
35mm colour slide pictures from London Zoo in the early 1980s - Boar
Boar

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Comments (8)

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