Sujet

Mrs Elkington poses with her pet lion

Légende

Mrs Elkington and her daughter, Margaret, pose in their garden with their pet lion cub, Paddy. Jim Elkington, who had arrived in Kenya in 1905, sold EH's family their first plot of land in Thika. Paddy later achieved notoriety after attacking Beryl Markham, an incident described in her book "West with the Night." Original manuscript caption: Margaret Elkington & Mrs Elkington with Paddy their tame lion, circa 1910.

Date

1910

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Bristol Archives/Huxley collection

Notre référence

UMG24A02_361

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

31,7Mo (984,1Ko) / 36,9cm x 21,5cm / 4359 x 2545 (300dpi)

Mots clés

mrs elkington daughter margaret pose garden pet lion cub paddy jim elkington arrived kenya 1905 sold eh s family first plot land thika paddy later achieved notoriety after attacking beryl markham incident described book "west night "original manuscript caption margaret elkington mrs elkington paddy tame lion circa 1910 kenya historical content