Zoological Gardens, Adelaide |
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| Title : | Zoological Gardens, Adelaide |
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| Creator : | Gall, Ernest, photographer | ||
| Date of creation : | 1889 | ||
| Format : | Photograph | ||
| Dimensions : | 108 x 152 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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| Description : |
A view from the Adelaide Zoological Gardens showing the elephant, 'Miss Siam', carrying a group of people in a howdah. Some pelicans appear in the foreground. 'Miss Siam' was the first elephant in the Adelaide Zoo, imported by Sir Thomas Elder, who was then President of the Zoological and Acclimatization Society. Her skeleton is preserved in the South Australian Museum. Adelaide Zoological Gardens opened on 23 May 1883 at the present site - previously animals and birds had been kept at the Botanic Gardens. This 1889 view shows the elephant 'Miss Siam' carrying a group of people in a howdah, with pelicans in the foreground. 'Miss Siam' was the first elephant in the Adelaide Zoo, imported by Sir Thomas Elder, who was then President of the Zoological and Acclimatization Society. Her skeleton is preserved in the South Australian Museum. |
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| Related names : | Elder, Thomas Sir, 1818-1897 Adelaide Zoological Gardens |
| Coverage year : | 1889 |
| Period : | 1884-1913 |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | [Adelaide Zoological Gardens], Adelaide Observer, 26 May 1883, p. 36, col. d Rix, CE. Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, 1878-1978, [Adelaide]: Royal Zoological Society of South Australia, 1978 'Transfer of animals from the Botanic Gardens', Adelaide Observer, 10 March 1883, p. 38, col. d |
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