View of an elephant with a building on its back, recreated at the Antwerp World Exhibition in 1894, L'Eléphant Géant, Exposition Universelle d'Anvers 1894, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Charles Bernhoeft, Antwerp, Luxembourg (Belgian province), 1894, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 214 mm x width 153 mm, Print on third unnumbered page after page 94., trunked animals: elephant, civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, world fair, world exhibition, World Exhibition 1894 (Antwerp), Period, 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05, A large ornate multi-tiered tower rises above a street scene, its tiers decorated with arched openings, carved details, and a bottle-shaped finial at the top; in front of the tower stands a giant elephant figure with a raised trunk and visible tusks, an ornamental howdah on its back, and a small statue mounted atop the howdah; scaffolding and ramps surround the elephant base, while groups of people in period clothing stand and walk nearby on a paved area, some ...
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View of an elephant with a building on its back, recreated at the Antwerp World Exhibition in 1894, L'Eléphant Géant, Exposition Universelle d'Anvers 1894, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Charles Bernhoeft, Antwerp, Luxembourg (Belgian province), 1894, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 214 mm x width 153 mm, Print on third unnumbered page after page 94., trunked animals: elephant, civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, world fair, world exhibition, World Exhibition 1894 (Antwerp), Period, 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05, A large ornate multi-tiered tower rises above a street scene, its tiers decorated with arched openings, carved details, and a bottle-shaped finial at the top; in front of the tower stands a giant elephant figure with a raised trunk and visible tusks, an ornamental howdah on its back, and a small statue mounted atop the howdah; scaffolding and ramps surround the elephant base, while groups of people in period clothing stand and walk nearby on a paved area, some facing the camera; trees and a few lamp posts appear at the sides, and low buildings with decorative façades are visible behind and beside the elephant.

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View elephant building back recreated Antwerp World Exhibition 1894 L'Eléphant Géant Exposition Universelle d'Anvers 1894 page photomechanical print photographer Charles Bernhoeft Antwerp Luxembourg Belgian province paper collotype photoprint height 214 mm x width 153 mm Print third unnumbered page page 94 trunked animals civic architecture edifices dwellings world fair world exhibition World Exhibition 1894 Period 1894-05-05 - 1894-11-05 large ornate multi-tiered tower rises street scene tiers decorated arched openings carved details bottle-shaped finial top front tower stands giant figure raised trunk visible tusks ornamental howdah small statue mounted atop howdah scaffolding ramps surround elephant base groups people period clothing stand walk nearby paved area facing camera trees lamp posts sides low buildings decorative façades visible beside elephant

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