| RCS/Y304A contains: |
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| 196 |
Big forest elephant (tusks weighing 89 and 94 lbs), Ituri Forest, 1913 |
| 197 |
Big forest elephant (tusks weighing 89 and 94 lbs), Ituri Forest, 1913 |
| 198 |
Big forest elephant (tusks weighing 89 and 94 lbs), Ituri Forest, 1913 |
| 199 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Wele District, 1915 |
| 200 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Wele District, 1915 |
| 201 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Wele District, 1915 |
| 202 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Bodjo, Upper Wele, Congo, 1915 |
| 203 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Bodjo, Upper Wele, Congo, 1915 |
| 204 |
The square-lipped or white rhinoceros, Bodjo, Upper Wele, Congo, 1915 |
| 205 |
The Massive Black Buffalo (B. Caffer) (n.d.) |
| 206 |
The Massive Black Buffalo (B. Caffer) (n.d.) |
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Christy collection of photographs on Africa
| Title |
A big forest elephant felled with one head shot, Ituri Forest, 1913 |
| Reference |
Y304A/191 |
| Creator |
Christy, Cuthbert, 1863-1932 |
| Covering Dates |
1913 |
| Extent and Medium |
Good condition. |
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| Content and context |
102 x 80 mm. A view showing a dead jungle elephant with three African hunters standing by its head. The caption on the reverse of one of the four duplicates states 'well showing instantaneous effect of a good head shot' (referring to the seated, rather than lying, position of the animal). |
| Further information |
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This appears as Figure 48 in: Christy, Cuthbert (1924). Big game and Pygmies: experiences of a naturalist in Central African forests in quest of the Okapi, London: Macmillan, facing page 126.
Indexed
Y304A/189-192 are prints of the same photograph.
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| Index Terms |
| Africa |
| Congo |
| Christy, Cuthbert (1863-1932) explorer and zoologist |
| No further on-line information. |
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