Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 24, 2007, at 10:55 AM, red735i@earthlink.net wrote: > On the low chance this might prove a more interesting story than > obvious..... > > Is there a possibility this is the ceremonial burial place for > Jumbo, the famous circus elephant or Barnum and Bailey fame? > > Note..... The original stuffed carcass of Jumbo was donated to > Tufts University where is stood in the biology building for many > years. I think Barnum also donated some money to the buildings > construction. My brother was on duty one night in the Bio building > as a form of security guard. He had a lot of work to do that > night, so he took off early. The building burnt down that night. > the cause was never established. He still has the key from the > building. > > the only part of Jumbo that still exists is the tail. It had > fallen off, and was preserved ( and still preserved) in the archives. now that's quite a tail Frank... Steve > > Frank.... Tufts Graduate. > > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Walt+Johnson/elephant.jpg.html >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information