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Botanic and Zoological Gardens, Adelaide [B 1618/7] • Photograph

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Summary

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.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 10.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1889

Photographer

Gall, Ernest

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of Botanic Gardens Collection
Part of Zoological Gardens Collection

Subject

Zoos -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Botanical gardens -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

14/03/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,988 x 2,201 pixels (6.6 MP)

Size

19.75 MB

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