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Cutting Ivory Handles with a Circular Saw at a Sheffield SteA man cuts ivory knife handles using a belt-driven circular saw at a Sheffield steel works. Two large tusks are at his side. Date: 1844
Anti-German cartoon, German boar and French rabbits, WW1An anti-German cartoon by a French satirical cartoonist, showing some French rabbits making fun of a large German boar during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Ancient ships in a Roman seaportAn ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour
Decomposing whale carcassThe decomposing body of a Sei whale, washed ashore on the beach at Suez on 3 January 1950 following a storm, surrounded by intrigiued onlookers
A Hippo GapingA hippopotamus gapes its large mouth, displaying the powerful lower tusks. Date: 1901
Cutting ivory to make piano keysA craftsman cuts (ethically harvested) ivory tusks in order to make piano keys
Carved Misericord seat - Exeter Cathedral13th Carved Misericord folding seat featuring an elephant, flanked by two heads at Exeter Cathedral
Pagan man from Kulara, NigeriaA Pagan man from the Kulara region in Eastern Nigeria, wearing a splendid horned hat and a talismanic pouch around his neck containing charms
Thomas Cochrane at homeMajor Thomas Cochrane is the fortunate owner of a beautiful villa, the Villa Reve d Or, at Cannes, where these photographs were taken
Elephants at the ZooTwo boys enjoy themselves feeding sweets to elephants at the zoo. Caged lions are seen in the background. All in all, hardly an ecological showcase
Sacred White ElephantThe sacred white Burmese Elephant secured by P T Barnum in 1883, named Toung Taloung. Such an animal had been sought with a passion by Barnum for many years
Ivory floor at London DocksThe entire floor of one warehouse at the London Docks devoted to ivory with elephant and other tusks laid out in rows
WALRUS 1909A group of walruses (trichechus rosmarus)
ELEPHANTs HEAD 1904An elephants head
Animals / Extinct / SmilodonSmilodon also known as Machaerodos - a sabre-tooth cat
Mammoth TusksMammoth tusks are imported from Siberia to Britain, enough of them to fill a warehouse at London Docks
Elephants TrunkI can see right up your trunk!
Neolithic mammoth huntHunting the mammoth in southern France during the Stone Age (Neolithic era)
Indian elephant and rhinocerosAn Indian Elephant and a Rhinoceros
Five types of sea creature: Harbour Seal, Fur Seal, Sea Lion, Walrus, and Sea Cow
Weighing Ivory TusksFrom jungle to dressing table. Weighing elephant tusks for making into brush handles, billiard balls and other beautiful objects for ladies dressing tables
Ivory Tusks / Congo / C19ThCarrying ivory tusks in the Congo
Wart Hogs / Various1.Wild hog 2.Babyrussa 3.Ethiopian 4.Domestic