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Richard Halliburton Alpine Hannibal Expedition
thought to be AOSTA can anyone confirm location ?
Richard Halliburton (January 9, 1900 – presumed dead after March 24, 1939) was an American travel writer and adventurer who swam the length of the Panama Canal and paid the lowest toll in its history—36 cents in 1928.[1] He disappeared at sea while attempting to sail the Chinese junk Sea Dragon across the Pacific Ocean from Hong Kong to the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Animals figure prominently in many of Halliburton's adventures.
At the end of 1934 Halliburton returned to Europe to fulfill his dream of emulating Hannibal by crossing the Alps on an elephant - one chosen for the task from a Paris zoo named "Miss Dalrymple", going from Martigny (Switzerland) to Aosta (Italy).
Photograph"" measures 7" X 5" approx, is is good condition, showing very light photographic ageing, handling, damage to bottom left corner section missing (see scans
auto translate to reverse gives with flaws
The elephant "Dolly", having conquered the Alps, is resting.
--- N.P.I. : After repeating the feat of Hannibal's elephants by crossing the Alps, "Dolly" shows her joy and pride in front of our photographer. Next to her, her mahout, Professor Halliburton, is no less happy. MIL3835
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