Circus elephants taking a drink

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1938-07-11 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Reg Sayers
and
Reg Sayers
and
Circus elephants taking a drink
    A photograph of four circus

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Circus elephants taking a drink A photograph of four circus
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A photograph of four circus elephants drinking from a bucket as a group of children watch, taken by Sayers for the Daily Herald newspaper on 11 July, 1938.

A photograph of four circus elephants drinking from a bucket as a group of children watch, taken in July 1938 by Sayers for the Daily Herald.

The elephants had arrived in London and were travelling from the docks to the Coliseum Theatre in St Martin's Lane, to perform in a Summer Circus. The elephants have stopped for a drink from a rather small bucket and have attracted a crowd of people eager to watch the unusual sight.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/G02508
Materials:
paper
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph