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Spring Cleaning Elephants At Liverpool Zoo (1938)

An elephant is cleaned by a man with a broom.

Elephant Washer (1951)

A baby elephant is given a shower in an Essex carwash.

Dancing Elephant (1946)

A dancing elephant in a circus in Austria.

Elephant On Move At Prague Zoo (1965)

Zoo keepers crate up a large elephant to prepare it for the...

Mechanical El (1932)

A mechanical elephant takes a stroll in a park and meets a real one.

Fore And Aft Jewellery (1928)

Jewellery is made from elephant tusks and hair.

Bigger And Better Babies! (1930)

Zoo footage of baby elephants - some cute stuff.

Meet "Rosie!" (1931)

Rosie - a performing elephant - has a go at golf.

'harrowing' Times (1939)

Footage of goose stepping elephant at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.

Whipsnade - Baby Elephant (1967)

Baby elephant and kid goat at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire.

Moscow State Circus (1969)

Dog and elephants perform at the Moscow State Circus in Russia.

Baby Elephants (1969)

50 year-old elephant fosters three young calfs. Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire.

Gordon Richards Rides An Elephant (1947)

Famous jockey Gordon Richards takes time out to name a group...

Elephant Race (1955)

Various shots of an elephant race in Indo-China.

Paris (1930-1939)

Elephants are blessed with Holy Water.

Elephants Cross The Alps (1959)

Procession of elephants cross mountains of the Alps.

Chessington Zoo (1948)

Elephant and tiger at Chessington Zoo.

Zoo Animals (1920-1930)

Animals at the zoo.

Roland (1933)

Roland the enormous elephant seal is seen at Berlin Zoo.

Garage Elephant (1964)

An elephant works at a garage and helps to put petrol in the cars and push...

Tons Of Speed News In A Nutshell AKA Elephant Derby (1935)

Elephant Derby races in America.

Out Of Their Element (1933)

African animals walk about in the snow at Berlin Zoo.

Rosie Gets Ready (1929)

Glamour girls in swimsuits give an elephant a bath then they have a game of...

Circus Carries On (1943)

Circus performance for children in Manchester.

The Big Top (1946)

Bertram Mills Circus rehearsing for its performances in Windsor.

Zoo Has A Heat Wave Too (1947)

Animals at London Zoo do their best to keep cool in the midst of a hot...

Circus In Germany (1938)

Roller-skating bears and a human cannonball at a Berlin circus.

A Brush Up (1929)

Glamour girls at the zoo - they bath a baby elephant and brush the skin of a camel.

Jenny! (1932)

Two elephants in a circus perform various tricks.

Tons Of 'em (1931)

Circus elephants perform various stunts.

No Confetti By Request (1948)

Circus folk get married in Bordeaux.

Jungle Animals Like Home Life AKA Animal Antics (1958)

Mr Posselt and Mr Carr show off their pets...

Stately Safari (1967)

Lions, hippos, elephants and chimp at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire.

Injured Kangaroo (1969)

Tragic story of a paralysed kangaroo who ran into a fence when frightened by...

Elephant In Snow AKA Baby Elephant As Pet (1970)

A pet baby elephant helps build snowman in Welwyn...

Charlton Football Ground (1969)

Charlton Athletic opens social club for supporters families. London.

Mechanical Elephant (1949)

Footage of mechanical elephant giving children a ride at Pickering Park in...

Elephant Manicure (1950)

Elephants having toenails trimmed at Chipperfield Circus in Bristol.

Baby Elephant (1948)

A new baby elephant is shown off at Rome Zoo.

Circus (1939)

Performers in Bertram Mills Circus rehearse, good circus stuff.

Bertram Mills Circus (1946)

Footage of performers of the Bertam Mills Circus in training.

Vienna Zoo Re-Opens (1949)

Animals at Vienna's Zoo

Czech Zoo (1958)

A light-hearted look around a zoo in Prague.

The Circus Moves Again! (1935)

Good footage of a circus arriving by train.

French Circus (1956)

Circus performance - man on bare backed horses, chimpanzee, elephants.

Esala Festival In Ceylon (1965)

People in Sri Lanka take part in a parade as part of the Esala...

New Gorillas On Show At Bristol Zoo. (1966)

Two baby gorillas on show at Bristol zoo.