Accession[1965.0017] Papers of Joseph Bishop and familyPart of Item[Beechworth postcard album]Position in Sequencepage 81IdentifierUMA-ITE-1965001700099Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThis photo shows a group of children being taken for an elephant ride at the Adelaide Zoological Gardens. The inscription on the postcard was written on Nov. 22, 1913. The writer was sailing aboard the S.S. "Croxteth Hall", and comments include: "..we are sailing for Delagon Bay with a full cargo. I only had one night and one afternoon in Melbourne but hope to see you on our return in February. Cape Town is our last port, except we go back to Durban for bunkers. I hope you will all have a jolly holiday. We shall be in Durban or East London Xmas Day!" The card was printed in Great Britain, and published by The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd., Melbourne. Publisher: The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co. Ltd., Melbourne. Inscription: Ink inscription on verso. Caption on image reads: "The Elephant, Zoological Gardens, Adelaide". Publisher's name printed on verso.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain
