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Elephant Collection (page 2)

Background imageElephant Collection: Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India. The Malik-i-Maidan (Master of the Battlefield), also called Burj-E-Sherz

Background imageElephant Collection: The General Strike - Elephant & Castle

The General Strike - Elephant & Castle
Burnt out bus incident at the Elephant & Castle, showing a portion of the bus on the left while mounted policemen control the crowds

Background imageElephant Collection: Trocadero super cinema, New Kent Road

Trocadero super cinema, New Kent Road
The Trocadero super cinema, New Kent Road, at the Elephant and Castle, London. Date: 1947

Background imageElephant Collection: Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Background imageElephant Collection: Sierra Leone General

Sierra Leone General
Rural scene with elephant

Background imageElephant Collection: Alexander Fights Porus

Alexander Fights Porus
The troops of Alexander the Great meet the elephants of Porus on the Hydaspes

Background imageElephant Collection: Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18

Killing an Elephant for food, Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 18
Illustration showing the killing of an elephant, in the Jardin des Plantes, for food during the Siege of Paris in the winter of 1870-1

Background imageElephant Collection: A Fish Auction in Columbia Market

A Fish Auction in Columbia Market
In 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens

Background imageElephant Collection: Circus Elephant Accident

Circus Elephant Accident
George Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination

Background imageElephant Collection: Republican St Patrick s

Republican St Patrick s
THEODORE ROOSEVELT 26th American President celebrating St Patricks Day in Washington

Background imageElephant Collection: Advert / Elephant Coffee

Advert / Elephant Coffee
Elephant Brand French Coffee

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Hunt (Dore)

Elephant Hunt (Dore)
An intrepid hunter takes on an entire herd of elephants and fires at one of them from point-blabk range. In a moment he will be trampled to death, and serve him right

Background imageElephant Collection: Visiting Paris Zoo

Visiting Paris Zoo
JARDIN D ACCLIMATATION Some children choose to ride the ostrich cart, some the elephant, some the camel

Background imageElephant Collection: Postman in Thailand

Postman in Thailand
The Thai postman uses an elephant, carrying a flag with the sacred white elephant symbol as a sign of authority

Background imageElephant Collection: Adam & Eve Name Animals

Adam & Eve Name Animals
Adam in Eden names the creatures in creation

Background imageElephant Collection: Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896

Indian Elephant in London Zoo 1896
Jung Perchard the Indian elephant was presented to Prince of Wales (Edward VII), during the shooting expeditions in Indian twenty years before in 1876

Background imageElephant Collection: Sketch of Elephant & Castle PH, Kensington, London

Sketch of Elephant & Castle PH, Kensington, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Sketch of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details

Background imageElephant Collection: Children riding elephants at Zoological Gardens 1896

Children riding elephants at Zoological Gardens 1896
Children riding on the elephants at Zoological Gardens, (London Zoo). Date: 1896

Background imageElephant Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant

Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant - Elephant giving ride to a group of people.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Ride - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park

Elephant Ride - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park Date: circa 1905

Background imageElephant Collection: George the elephant, 1935

George the elephant, 1935
Two attendants brush down the African elephant George in the Central Hall in one of several shots of Museum staff taken by Weekly Illustrated photographers for an article that appeared in February

Background imageElephant Collection: Mammal and Whale Gallery

Mammal and Whale Gallery
Models of an Asiatic elephant (left) and an African elephant (right), on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24) at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageElephant Collection: Loxodonta africana, African elephant

Loxodonta africana, African elephant
A close-up of an African elephant adult male bull, on display in the Mammal and Whale Gallery (number 24), at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageElephant Collection: Augustus H. Bishop with elephant tusks, May 1912

Augustus H. Bishop with elephant tusks, May 1912
Augustus Bishop arrived at the Museum in 1904, aged 23, after three years training as a taxidermist

Background imageElephant Collection: African elephant in Central Hall, February 1910

African elephant in Central Hall, February 1910
Photographed in 1910 just three years after his arrival, the African elephant later nicknamed George, was obtained from the taxidermists Rowland Ward Ltd

Background imageElephant Collection: The Natural History Museum at Tring

The Natural History Museum at Tring
Gallery 3 at the Natural History Museum at Tring, the sister museum of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageElephant Collection: Timber stacking

Timber stacking
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Timber Stacking using elephants Date: 1927-1933

Background imageElephant Collection: Children exploring an elephant

Children exploring an elephant. Ukiyo-e print illustration showing masses of children playing over, under, and around an enormous elephant

Background imageElephant Collection: African Elephant and Zoo Keeper

African Elephant and Zoo Keeper at the London Zoological Gardens in Regents Park

Background imageElephant Collection: Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant

Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant
Caricature of Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum (1810-1891), American showman and businessman, and Jumbo the African elephant which he bought for his circus from London Zoo in 1882

Background imageElephant Collection: Mastodon in Geological Gallery, December 1919

Mastodon in Geological Gallery, December 1919
The Guide Lecturer, John Henry Leonard, took this shot of two girls inspecting a primitive elephant or mastodon (Mammut americanus), in December 1919

Background imageElephant Collection: Strike action, with London trams at a standstill

Strike action, with London trams at a standstill
The scene near the Elephant and Castle, London, with a continuous line of double-decker trams all heading in the direction of London Bridge during the 1911 strike. 1911

Background imageElephant Collection: India - Buddhist Temple at Gwalior

India - Buddhist Temple at Gwalior
India - Buddhist Temple at the Fort of Gwalior, Madhyr Pradesh Province

Background imageElephant Collection: Promotional painting for Travel to India

Promotional painting for Travel to India
Promotional painting by Malcolm Greensmith for Travel to India - ( Land of Inspiration )

Background imageElephant Collection: Poster advertising Holy Isipatana

Poster advertising Holy Isipatana
Poster by Dorothy Newsome advertising Holy Isipatana, at Sarnath, a Buddhist site in Benares, India

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Washing Aldin

Elephant Washing Aldin
An elephant washing itself with water from a bucket

Background imageElephant Collection: India / Terrorism / 1913

India / Terrorism / 1913
A religious fanatic attacks the Viceroy of India as he passes through Dehli on an elephant

Background imageElephant Collection: Shipping wild animals in the London Docks

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks
Animals of Messrs. Howe and Cushings menagerie being loaded at the London Docks. An elephant is being hoisted up by a chain and girth to be put on board the ship, while a cage full of lions

Background imageElephant Collection: Verne / Steam House 4

Verne / Steam House 4
LA MAISON A VAPEUR A menacing group of native fanatics are terrified by the mighty machine

Background imageElephant Collection: India / Calicut / Settlement

India / Calicut / Settlement
The European (Portuguese trading) settlement at Calicut

Background imageElephant Collection: Gandhi Defies British

Gandhi Defies British
Seated on the Indian Elephant, whose tusks are blunted by the policy of non violence, Gandhi defies the violence of the British Lion

Background imageElephant Collection: Bodhidattvas Tusks

Bodhidattvas Tusks
The Bodhisattvas tusks. The Buddha in a previous life as the son of the Elephant chief

Background imageElephant Collection: Tom Raw : on Elephant

Tom Raw : on Elephant
Tom Raw, a young officer newly arrived in India, mounts an elephant for the first time

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Ride 1

Elephant Ride 1
Elephant rides for children at Regents Park Zoo : the passengers mount by ladder

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant Drinking

Elephant Drinking
An elephant having a drink, happily dipping its trunk into a water trough in Tokyo Japan

Background imageElephant Collection: Airborne Animals

Airborne Animals
Why should mankind hog the blessings of aviation ? You ll think you ve seen everything when you ve seen an elephant fly !

Background imageElephant Collection: Mastodon / Prehistoric US

Mastodon / Prehistoric US
A family of Mastodon, roaming the area of modern-day Manhattan Island. Bones of this large forerunner of the modern-day elephant have been found in this region

Background imageElephant Collection: Elephant looking through window on a cutout Christmas card

Elephant looking through window on a cutout Christmas card
Elephant looking through a window on a cutout Christmas card (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s



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