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Black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt, with the bull elephant he had just killed

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Author:
Heller, Edmund 1875-1939  Search this
Author:
Cuninghame, R. J  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 African game trails  Search this
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this
Physical description:
1 photograph 10.5 x 6.5 in
Type:
Pictorial works
Portraits
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Africa
Date:
1909
1910
Notes:
Supplied title
M070c is accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History. DSI
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Forms part of: Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries)
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Summary:
In this photograph, Roosevelt is standing close to the elephant. A very similar picture, in which he is leaning against the elephant, appears in African game trails, facing page 256. The published photo is captioned "The first bull elephant" and is credited to R.J. Cuninghame, Roosevelt's professional hunter
Topic:
Elephants  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Call number:
M070c
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1043329