‘Jumbo’ and his keeper, Kavirondo, 1889-12-08
Scope and Contents
152 x 108 mm. Showing Jumbo the captured elephant calf with his African keeper. The photographing of the animal is mentioned by Gedge in his diary: ‘Took a photo of Jumbo as the poor little beast may not be alive on our return; at present he is fairly well but seems rather weak’. The calf was captured when the three elephants seen in Y30468K/38 were shot on November 26th, but died a few months later of pneumonia (see Sir F.J. Jackson ‘Early Days in East Africa’, p 224 – 5). LS/16.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-12-08
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gedge, Ernest, 1862 - 1935 (colonial administrator) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2014-05-30 10:23:52+00:00
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