Giraffes, hippopotamus, page, photomechanical print, Above two giraffes, below a hippopotamus, all in a zoo., inscription: 'The Well-known 'Guy Fawkes' belonging to the Zoological Society.', photographer: J. Fortuné Nott, London, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Lemercier, J. & A., Paris, c. 1876 - in or before 1886, printer (person), paper, collotype, photoprint, height 260 mm x width 175 mm, Print between pages 228 and 229., zoological garden, zoo, seen as place where non-domestic animals are kept, headed animals: giraffe, A vertically oriented image shows two separate black-and-white photographs stacked with a wide margin between them. The top photograph depicts a brick building facade with arched doorways and a wooden door set in the center arch; two giraffes stand in front of the building, one on the left with its neck lowered and head facing left, and one on the right standing taller with its neck upright and facing forward. The lower photograph shows a large hippopotam...
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Giraffes, hippopotamus, page, photomechanical print, Above two giraffes, below a hippopotamus, all in a zoo., inscription: 'The Well-known 'Guy Fawkes' belonging to the Zoological Society.', photographer: J. Fortuné Nott, London, cliché maker: anonymous, printer (person): Lemercier, J. & A., Paris, c. 1876 - in or before 1886, printer (person), paper, collotype, photoprint, height 260 mm x width 175 mm, Print between pages 228 and 229., zoological garden, zoo, seen as place where non-domestic animals are kept, headed animals: giraffe, A vertically oriented image shows two separate black-and-white photographs stacked with a wide margin between them. The top photograph depicts a brick building facade with arched doorways and a wooden door set in the center arch; two giraffes stand in front of the building, one on the left with its neck lowered and head facing left, and one on the right standing taller with its neck upright and facing forward. The lower photograph shows a large hippopotamus standing on a paved surface in front of a brick wall with a barred window; the hippo faces the camera with its head lowered toward the ground.

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Giraffes hippopotamus page photomechanical print two giraffes zoo inscription Well- Guy Fawkes belonging Zoological Society photographer J Fortuné Nott London cliché maker anonymous printer person Lemercier & A Paris c 1876 - 1886 paper collotype photoprint height 260 mm x width 175 mm Print pages 228 229 zoological garden place non-domestic animals kept headed animals giraffe vertically oriented image two separate black- -white photographs stacked wide margin them top photograph depicts brick building facade arched doorways wooden door set center arch two giraffes stand front building left neck lowered head facing right standing taller neck upright facing forward lower photograph large hippopotamus standing paved surface brick wall barred window hippo faces camera head lowered ground

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