"Emily" #8

Scan13238, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. This is the shot used in the 1955 program after the Press Dept. had doctored it up. I once asked Benny White (who was in charge of the elephants in 1956) what became of "Emily" and he said she dropped dead without warning during the march to the cars from Madison Sq. Garden closing night. So this gives a rough idea how much a female African elephant can grow in 10 years.