Keyword: elephant
Edmonton Exhibition Elephant Rides
Children riding an elephant at the Edmonton Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.
| Internal ID: | 0114.0002 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Edmonton Exhibition
Elephant rides being offered at the Edmonton Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.
| Internal ID: | 0114.0003 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1920 |
Myrtle the elephant
Myrtle the elephant's skull shipped to the University of Alberta.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0031 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 30th 1926 |
Charlie Ed
Charlie Ed's capture, re-naming as Cranbrook Ed
| Internal ID: | 0042.0063 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 16th 1926 |
One Elephant Caught Sunday
Pachyderm captured after two weeks on the lamb; accomplices still at large.
| Internal ID: | 0042.0180 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 19th 1926 |
First Winter Fest
Kimberley, BC First Winter Fest - Snow sculpture, elephant on Spokane Street in the Platzl
| Internal ID: | 0205.0322 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1970 |
Circus Cranbrook
Circus man's remains sent home after being killed by an elephant, second man at same circus to be killed by an elephant in a matter of a few weeks.
| Internal ID: | 0051.0757 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | May 20th 1935 |
Tillie Captured
One of the three escaped elephants finally captured and back in temporary corral in Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0802 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 19th 1926 |
Elephant Dies
Truant elephant dies in woods, exhausted and with two bullet wounds in her hip. Still one elephant is at large.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0808 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 9th 1926 |
Cranbrook Ed Caught
Last runaway circus elephant caught at Smith Lake, 4 miles from Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0812 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 16th 1926 |
Charlie Ed
Charlie Ed, to be renamed Cranbrook Ed, is the prize exhibit at Cranbrooks Fall Fair after a month of eluding capture.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0814 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 16th 1926 |
Elephant Christening
Cranbrooks' Mayor pours a bottle of champagne on elephants head and declares him to be named Cranbrook Ed instead of Charlie Ed.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0820 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 23rd 1926 |
Ode To Myrtle
Newspaper excerpt Vancouver Province - escaped elephant Myrtle dies in the wilds surrounding Cranbrook.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0822 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 23rd 1926 |
Smyth Interview
Former editor of Moyie Leader interviews Cranbrook Ed, famous for Cranbrooks' Elephant Stampede.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0823 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 23rd 1926 |
Elephant at Cafe
Cranbrook Ed enjoys last meal in Cranbrook at the Victoria Cafe.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0826 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 30th 1926 |
Elephant Bait
Hunting for grizzlies said to be good near Myrtle the elephants carcasss.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0827 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 30th 1926 |
Elephant Rampage
14 elephants stampede through Edmonton, all because of a yapping little dog.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0901 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 3rd 1926 |
Value of Elephants
Newspaper excerpt Associated Press - Sells-Floto circus moves on from Spokane without their elephants and camels, as they were held in Cranbrook awaiting the capture of the three valuable elephants that escaped during a stampede.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0903 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 11th 1926 |
Ktunaxa Captured
Cranbrook Indians capture three of the stampeded elephants when a woman lured them in with apples.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0906 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | August 13th 1926 |
