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Six Wirths' Circus elephants with their attendants and a Shetland pony crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge for publicity, 3 April 1932 / Sam Hood

Format: glass photonegative

 

Notes: In a publicity stunt, Wirths Circus drove six elephants led by a Shetland pony onto the Harbour Bridge soon after it opened. The toll collectors charged two pence per elephant.

 

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