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Keyword: elephant

Edmonton Exhibition Elephant Rides

Children riding an elephant at the Edmonton Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

Internal ID: 0114.0002
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1920

Edmonton Exhibition

Elephant rides being offered at the Edmonton Exhibition, Edmonton, Alberta.

Internal ID: 0114.0003
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1920

Myrtle the elephant

Myrtle the elephant's skull shipped to the University of Alberta.

Internal ID: 0042.0031
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 30th 1926

Charlie Ed

Charlie Ed's capture, re-naming as Cranbrook Ed

Internal ID: 0042.0063
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
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 19th 1926

Elephant

Elephant

Internal ID: 0523.0276
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Elephant

Elephant

Internal ID: 0523.0277
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

First Winter Fest

Kimberley, BC First Winter Fest - Snow sculpture, elephant on Spokane Street in the Platzl

Internal ID: 0205.0322
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 23rd 1926

Elephant at Cafe

Cranbrook Ed enjoys last meal in Cranbrook at the Victoria Cafe.

Internal ID: 0050.0826
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 30th 1926

Elephant Bait

Hunting for grizzlies said to be good near Myrtle the elephants carcasss.

Internal ID: 0050.0827
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 30th 1926

Elephant Rampage

14 elephants stampede through Edmonton, all because of a yapping little dog.

Internal ID: 0050.0901
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
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
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 13th 1926

Edmonton Exclusive

One of the three elephants that escaped after a stampede in Cranbrook have been captured by local Indians.

Internal ID: 0050.0908
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 16th 1926