[Elephant caddie on Miami, Florida, golf course] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Elephant caddie on Miami, Florida, golf course], 1922 January 8. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cc/ccd39ea59ff0-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of [Elephant caddie on Miami, Florida, golf course] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Elephant caddie on Miami, Florida, golf course]
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An elephant serving as a caddie on a Miami, Florida, golf course is an unusual sight, and this 1922 print captures the kind of novelty stunt that press photographers liked to record. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that supplied news and feature images in the 1910s through the 1930s. Florida's golf courses and winter resorts drew wealthy visitors and publicity in the early 1920s, and a photo like this played on the contrast between a formal sport and an animal more often seen in circuses. Its humor and staging make it a useful example of how feature photography presented leisure and spectacle.
| Created / published | 1922 January 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. In album: Washington, D.C., 1922, v. 1, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 7083. Caption card tracings: Animals in human situations; Humor; Golf; Elephants; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,339 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117674 |
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