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| Picture No | 10528303 |
| Date | 1909 |
| Description | X-ray of elephant to locate a diamond ring |
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In an effort to locate a diamond ring worth $450, three expert X-ray operators and four trained elephant attendants worked a whole day photographing by X-ray process the whole interior of the elephant. Despite a wobbly moment where the elephant received an electric shock and leapt up, the operation was eventually located and retrieved by a successful decoration.
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| Source | Photograph in The Bystander, 15 September 1909 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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