Daisy the elephant at Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Daisy the elephant at Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, 1928

Alternative title

Elephant, Honolulu

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

April 1928

Date

1928-04

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

4 views of elephant among trees, 1 with raised head and trunk
Ralph D. Cornell was a landscape architect for the University of Hawaii at this time
From the Honolulu Zoo web site: In 1916 Daisy, a friendly African elephant arrived in Honolulu ... Daisy's career ended tragically in 1933, when for unexplained reasons, she attacked and trampled to death her keeper George Conradt. She was put down by police marksmen and buried at sea

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Daisy - Kapiolani Park - Honolulu, Apr. 1928

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative
b&w nitrate negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Location

Hawaii--Honolulu

Longitude

21.271169

Latitude

-157.819313

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Elephants
Landmarks
Environment
Kapiʻolani Park (Honolulu, Hawaii)