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Loose's and friends take an elephant ride

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Ella and Jacob Loose along with two unidentified people are seated on a saddle on an elephant in India. A driver straddles the elephant's neck by sitting on a blanket as he holds a hook. A helper stands on the ground by the elephant's front right foot and holds the ladder that allows riders to load and unload from the elephant's back. A rock wall and behind the group with trees beyond the wall. The elephant's tusk either has a cover over the tip or has been carved.
Date (Unspecified)
1905-03-12
Subjects
Captive elephants
Tourists
East Indians
Men
Men, White
Women, White
Notes
1898
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri—Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 22 x 29 cm
Member of
Jacob L. Loose Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_loose_photo-265.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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