Elephant Collection (#19)

Blind monks examining an elephant

The revengeful and chivalrous elephant of Africa

The clumsy elephant. Illustration shows an elephant labeled GOP. lamenting a broken pail labeled Full Dinner Pail on the ground before him; the US Capitol building is in the background

Patriotic elephants
Two elephants patriotically wave the Union and English flags, while bunting flutters in the breeze. Date: 1950s

Shot Indian tiger carried on elephant, Nepal
An Indian tiger shot by the Maharajah of Nepal, carried on the back of a hunting elephant. This photograph was taken by Johnston & Hoffman of Calcutta

Marquis Wellesley at Nabob of Oudes Breakfast Table
Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley - Governor General of India (1760-1842) and his suite at Nabob of Oudes (Wazir Ali Khan)

Large number of hunting elephants, Nepal
In excess of 40 hunting elephants in Nepal, owned by the Maharajah of Nepal, standing in a row. This photograph was taken by Johnston & Hoffman of Calcutta

Elephant Ride at London Zoo, London, England Date: 1909

Delhi - A major gate of the Red Fort
The Red Fort (Lal Qil ah or Lal Qila) - a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Delhi, India

Silhouette of toy elephant and teddy bear
Silhouette of a toy elephant and a teddy bear sitting back to back

Indian Elephant Carriage - India
Indian Decorated Elephant Carriage - Delhi, India. Date: circa 1910s

Elephant Rider, The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands) Indonesia Date: 1796

Elephant Grotto Guide
The native guide to an Elephant Grotto, illuminated by his lamp, Bali, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri Lanka
Hold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

Hunter trampled by elephant, Sri Lanka
Caught at Last -- a hunter being trampled by an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854

San Bushmen rock painting, Smithfield, Southern Africa
San Bushmen rock painting from Smithfield, Southern Africa depicting people, an elephant and an eland antelope and a doll representing a bushman. Date: circa 1910s

Elephant Doorknockers
The fine pair of elephant head doorknockers on the doors of the Cutlers Hall, City of London. Date: 1950s

Circus Elephants
A crowd watches a couple of poor circus elephants being pulled across a field by their trunks. Date: 1930s

Elephants and sandwich boards - Jack Legs Diamond
Elephants carrying sandwich boards to advertise the exhibition of the $20, 000 Killer Car ( Direct from New York ) of American Gangster and Bootlegger Jack Legs Diamond (1897-1931)

Hunters and elephants in long grass, Sri Lanka
Hard at it -- hunters in the middle of a herd of elephants in long grass in Sri Lanka. 1854

Elephants feet and trunk as furniture items displayed in the Mysore Court, Indian Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924 Date: 1924

A Brownie meeting the Chief Guide
A Brownie presents the Chief Guide (Lady Olave Baden-Powell) with an elephant model, while other officials and an audience watch. 1930s

Amusement Park, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Amusement Park, including the Scenic Railway, at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

X-ray of elephant to locate a diamond ring
In an effort to locate a diamond ring worth $450, three expert X-ray operators and four trained elephant attendants worked a whole day photographing by X-ray process the whole interior of

Back page of the Sphere Silver Jubilee Number
The illustration features the royal standards flying, along with stereotyped depictions of colonised peoples, including a ceremonial elephant. 1935

Elephants in the water
A group of elephants frolicking in the water

Boy on a horse with wild animals
Illustration of a boy riding a horse, followed by various wild animals, including a lion, a rhinoceros and elephants

Elephant at a Party
A baby elephant gate-crashes a childrens birthday party and attempts to whisk away the birthday cake with its trunk! Date: 1960s

Racial / Asia 1907
Various peoples of the Middle East and India in native dress Date: 1907

Elephant / Trooper C1845
An elephant tramples the trooper who has been tormenting him. Date: circa 1845

Elephant Transport C1920
An elephant used for transport, picking its way up some steps at Sanchi, India. Date: 1918

Elephant Picks up Girl
An elephant picks up a young girl in its trunk, while her unconcerned mother stands nearby. Date: 1969

Aesop / Lion and Elephant
The Lion, Jupiter and the Elephant The lion and the elephant

Christmas Time is Circus Time by H. L. Oakley
A lovely silhouette cut out showing a jolly circus scene including horses, clowns, seals, tigers jumping through hoops, performing dogs and monkeys, an elephant and trapeze artists

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Miss Blowzy
Miss Puff Blowzy - The Ark, Trunkdale. Parasol in hand and casting the shadow of an elephant on the wall. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett

Circus elephants on parrade down a street in Washington D. C
Circus elephants on parrade down a street in Washington D.C

Elephant rides at Regents Park Zoo, London
A group of children sit on top of an elephant at Regents Park Zoo in north west London

African elephants rampaging
African elephants stampeding; people running for their lives

Mouse & Elephant

Elephants Fighting

Elephants Stampeding
Elephants stampeding. A lion and gazelles also flee

A man and Woman of Hindustan (India). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Carved Misericord seat - Exeter Cathedral
13th Carved Misericord folding seat featuring an elephant, flanked by two heads at Exeter Cathedral

India - Rewa Elephant Coach - a very grandly-adorned wagon, pulled by a pair of highly-decorated elephants. Used to transport Maharajahs

Farewell ride on Jumbo
A Farewell ride on Jumbo. The famous and popular African elephant kept at the London Zoological Gardens at Regents Park, London, giving a group of children a ride on his back

German Offensive in Flanders WWI
German soldiers exploring captured British trenches and elephant-back dugouts in the Ypres Salient during World War I in Belgium

Elephant carvings, India
Temple ceiling with carvings of elephants, India

Young Elephant
Pastel drawing of a young elephant at a zoo by Raymond Sheppard

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