From Joey Ratliff

diamond tusko28, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. Great set yesterday, here is one more of Diamond, Tusko and Ruth on the lot in 1928. I believe Ruth was an anchor for one of the big boys. Joey "This looks like the Washington and Hill lot in Los Angeles with the Mode O Day building in the background. Despite having already been seen in the menagerie, "Tusko" and "Mighty Tusko" made a procession around the track and were officially introduced. You may note that "Ruth" is anchoring "Tusko" by the girth rather than by her neck. When I worked for Hugo Schmitt in 1957 there were 48 elephants in the barn, 21 went on tour and were practiced daily and of the remaining 27, the young ones were exercised around the quarters in this fashion (minus all the hardware of course). When collared neck to neck, I have sometimes seen the anchor elephant get manhandled around pretty good but with this method, should the exercisee decide to bolt she becomes a somersalting elephant when she reaches the end of her leg chain and thereafter has a more prudent attitude." Buckles