Picture No | 11949541 |
Date | 1882 |
Description | Jumbo the elephant: on the way to the docks 1882 |
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Jumbo the African elephant was purchased by the American showman P.T Barnum from the Zoological Society of London in 1882. Jumbo's departure was covered with great interest in the British press, with The Graphic dedicating their front page to his journey to St Katherine's Dock.
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Source | Front cover with engravings by A. Corbould in 'The Graphic', 1 April 1882, page 310 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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