Missouori Francis

Caption: "The band played that special Truman waltz and folks ... cheered when 'Missouri Francis,' the talking mule, from the picture of the same name, hee-hawed his way into the boro to meet some celebrities at Namm's. Accompanied by Broncho Pete, Franny bayed hello to Maj. Benjamin Namm and Representative Louis Heller. ... Hopalong Rabbity, the store's Easter floorwalker, was there." A. I. Namm & Son department store was located on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn.