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'A Farewell Ride on Jumbo', London Zoo, 1882. Artist: Unknown

'A Farewell Ride on Jumbo', London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus, which became known as the 'Greatest Show on Earth'. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 18 March 1882).

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Title:

'A Farewell Ride on Jumbo', London Zoo, 1882. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

'A Farewell Ride on Jumbo', London Zoo, 1882. This large African elephant was sold by London Zoo in 1882 to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) for his circus, which became known as the 'Greatest Show on Earth'. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 18 March 1882).

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engraving

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Album / Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

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Image size:

3396 x 5150 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

28.8 x 43.6 cm | 11.3 x 17.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

19TH CENTURY • AFRICAN ELEPHANT • AMUSEMENT • ANIMAL WELFARE • ANIMAL • B & W • B / W • B&W • BARNUM • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CENTURY • CIRCUS • CONCEPT • CRUELTY • DIVERSION • DIVERTISSEMENT • ELEFANT • ELEPHANT • ENGLAND • ENGRAVING • ENTERTAINMENT • EXPLOITATION • LONDON ZOO • LONDON • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PEOPLE • PHINEAS TAYLOR BARNUM • PHINEAS TAYLOR • PT BARNUM • RIDER • RIDING • ZOO • ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS