Buckles Blog: Bucky Steele and "Buke"

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Isn't that Bill Johnston at left?

Anonymous said...: In Bucky Steele's book "THE NOMENCLATURE OF ELEPHANTS - 1973- 1993", it lists the following elephants as having been owned by him - Bolo (T), Prisilla (T), Zola(T), Dallas (T), Whimpy, Chang, LuLu (T), Churchill (T A), Soux
(T A), Johanna (T A), Baba(T A), Julie(T), Boy (T) and Shoney (M).

The key is (T) - trained; (A) - African and (M) - male.; 30 August, 2006 18:38
Anonymous said...: Buckles, I forgot to turn the page. Bucky Steel also owned - Roxy (T); Gee Gee (T); Schelle (T) and Buke (T M. The same key as above applies to these elephants.; 30 August, 2006 18:43
Anonymous said...: I enlarged this shot, and put a magnifying glass on it. I think that's Bill, all right. He was around Buckye at times, and as some may know, Bill is interred at Buckye's place in East Texas.; 31 August, 2006 17:13

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