Herr Seeth in a den of lions at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth and his twenty-one forest-bred lions, a hugely popular act at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in early 1900. The lions were presented to Seeth by King Menelik of Ethiopia. Iron bars were raised around the arena to provide a barrier between the lions and the audience
Picture No
12747017
Media ID
46123835
Size
4017px x 5435px
(6.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Carton Moore Park in The Sphere,' 10 February 1900, page 89
Date
1900
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