London Zoological Gardens, The Elephant c.1960
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Photo of London Zoological Gardens, The Elephant c.1960

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The first elephants here probably arrived by 1851, according to an early drawing. Two are known to have come from Africa in 1867. Soon after this picture was taken, the elephants were given a new home on a site designed by the architect Sir Hugh Casson.

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