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Christian the lion (12 August 1969 – c1974) was a lion born in captivity and purchased by Australian John Rendall and Anthony "Ace" Bourke from Harrods department store in London in 1969. He was later reintroduced to the African wild by conservationist George Adamson .
Elsa the lioness (c. 28 January 1956 – 24 January 1961) was a female lion raised along with her sisters "Big One" and "Lustica" by game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy Adamson after they were orphaned at only a few days old.
In 1886 or 1887, the family moved east when his father was transferred. Melvin Jones settled in Chicago, where he studied at the Union Business and Chaddock colleges of Quincy, Illinois. At age 33 he was the sole owner of his own insurance agency in Chicago and became a member of the local business circle, and was elected secretary shortly ...
Lions Clubs International, is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than 1.4 million members (including the youth wing Leo) in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world.
Within a day vandals had removed one of the masks on the lion sculptures, which was quickly replaced. [18] [19] North sculpture in 2016, with a QR code installed below it (lower right) as part of the Statue Stories Chicago public art exhibit. In 2015, as part of the Statue Stories Chicago public art exhibit, QR codes were installed near each of ...
Sheila Ford Hamp (née Sheila Firestone Ford; born October 31, 1951) [1] is an American businesswoman and football executive. A descendant of both the Ford and Firestone families, she is the principal owner and chairwoman of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
Kemeys in 1898. Edward Kemeys (January 31, 1843 – May 11, 1907) was an American sculptor [1] and considered America's first animalier. [2]He is best known for his sculptures of animals, particularly the two bronze lions that mark the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building in Chicago. [3]
Founded in 1964, the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a USA Rugby club based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Chicago Lions namesake is taken from the two large lion statues that guard the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building .