Indian Elephants "Dunk" and "Gold Dust"

ID: SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0902]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Glass negatives

Date: 1891

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 14-167, Image No. NZP-0902

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Summary

Keeper C.W. Lewis leads elephants Dunk and Gold Dust on a road at the National Zoological Park, likely to Rock Creek to bathe.

Subject

  • Lewis, C.W
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Notes

  • Also known as NZP-902
  • Received from James E. Cooper, the proprietor of the Adam Forepaugh Shows, April 30, 1891. Gold Dust died November 4, 1898. #737. Dunk Died March 30, 1917. #730.
  • Scientific name: [Elephas maximus].
  • See also Record Unit 95, Box 47, Folder 13.
  • Please note: Animal care practices are always evolving. Archival images may not reflect current best practices for animal care.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 14-167, Image No. NZP-0902

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1891
  • Between 1891 and 1898

Restrictions & Rights

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  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Glass negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 14-167 [NZP-0902]

Physical description

5x7;

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