Ralph Herrick
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| Ralph Herrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ralph Dale Herrick 20 March 1922 Douglas, Wyoming |
| Died | 1 January 2013 (90) [1] Douglas, Wyoming |
| Known for | Jackalope |
Ralph Dale Herrick (March 20, 1922 - January 1, 2013) was an American taxidermist, popularly held to be the co-originator of the jackalope (with his brother Douglas Herrick), mounts of which he mass-produced and sold through retail outlets across the American Midwest through his company, Herrick's Big Horn Taxidermy.
Resources
- "Wyoming, Where Deer and Jackalope Play", New York Times, 1977-11-27, http://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/27/archives/wyoming-where-deer-and-jackalope-play.html
References
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP9-P9CL : 13 December 2015), Ralph D. Herrick, 2013; Burial, Douglas, Converse, Wyoming, United States of America, Douglas Park Cemetery; citing record ID 132022542, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.