Very safe child-rearing practices, Los Angeles Alligator Farm, USA, pre-1953

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what’s the story behind this photograph?
There was a quaint little tourist attraction back in the days when ‘child safety’ was just a suggestion.
Dining with Alligators

The strangest thing about this terrible tourist attraction, is that I couldn't find a single newspaper clipping or record of an incident involving a visitor being bitten by an alligator. For almost half a century, more than 1,000 exotic gators were the snap-happy neighbours of a tight-knit commun

Messy Nessy Chic
that’s wholesome story indeed
Thanks for the source, I was 100% convinced it was AI art until I saw thr article. I suppose there’s still a solid chance it’s AI, but it’s a lot lower now.
It’s not a hard job for conventional photo editing either