Emilio Picariello, right, and Charles Lassandro pose with a pet bear at Coleman, Alberta, ca 1920.
![A bear cub on a leash held by two men.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/fernie-community_communaute-fernie/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2016/11/5626do.jpg)
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Fernie Museum, FMP.005626
Emilio Picariello, right, and Charles Lassandro, Florence’s husband, pose with a pet bear at Coleman, Alberta, ca 1920. Lassandro worked at the Alberta Hotel as the bartender.