Luna Park: Topsy, elephant at Luna Park who killed 3 men in 3 years, including her handler and was put to death by electrocution by Thomas Edison's employees, 1903

 

Title
Luna Park: Topsy, elephant at Luna Park who killed 3 men in 3 years, including her handler and was put to death by electrocution by Thomas Edison's employees, 1903
Collection Name
Frederick Fried Coney Island collection
Archival Context
Series I: Photographs, 1894-2001 undated. Subseries I.1: Photographic Prints, 1894-2001, undated. Box no. 5, Folder no. 2
Subjects
Elephants; Coney Island (New York, N.Y.); Luna Park (New York, N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
1903
Physical Description
4 1/8 x 6 1/4
Note
caption in ink and collection stamp on the reverse
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
Photographs from the Frederick Fried Coney Island collection
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-jyhm-a264