A touching page from American President Theodore Roosevelt’s diary on Thursday February 14th 1884. The day his wife died 2 days after giving birth. And just to make sure you don’t suddenly think he was a sentimental kind of chap here’s a picture of him proudly standing over a dead bull-elephant he’s just shot. Make of that(…)
1930s movie star Helen Twelvetrees photographed riding an elephant in 1936 at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney whilst filming the Australian film ‘Thoroughbred’.
They are photos taken by an unknown photographer of a circus in the early 1930s. Thanks to the Tyne & Wear Museum. You can see the rest of these photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/sets/72157627692102509/ Source and copyright: No known copyright restrictions