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A photograph of Major P. J. Pretorius and Mrs. Pretorius feeding Jumbo, a young elephant.

A photograph of Major P. J. Pretorius and Mrs. Pretorius feeding Jumbo, a young elephant. There is also a elephant hunting dog next to Jumbo and a police dog in the far left.

A photograph of breakfast in the Pretorius camp. From left to right, A. L. Hill, veterinarian; H.C. Raven, Smithsonian; Miss Agnes Godfrey, secretary; W. S. Shaw, animal buyer; and Major P. J. Pretorius. In the back row, Homer Shantz, agricultrual…

A photograph of Major P.J. Pretorius, E.M. Thierry, Miss Agnes Godfrey, Mrs. Pretorius, some of the other men and several dogs used in hunting.

A general view of the addo bush in a relatively open portion.

A photograph of an addo bush along with some euclea, sansevieria, crassula perfoliata, aloe, schotia, and ziziphus.

A photograph of a large portulacaria afra, the elephant bush.

A photograph of Jumbo, a small African elephant, chasing one of the dogs. There is a carriage that can be seen in the background.

A detailed photograph of a crassula with schotia in background.

A photograph of a small opening in an addo bush. There is portulacaria afra on the left as well as asparagras and pelargonium can be seen.

A photograph of a sansevieria, a very prominent that only grows under shade as well as ziziphus, euclea, and aloe.

A photograph of a young elephant with W.S. Shaw, an animal buyer kneeling next to it and the keeper standing in front of it.

A photograph of a young elephant walking around the camp site.

A photograph of a low rosette, one of the typical euphorbias of the grassland with dark brown colored flowers.

A photograph of a half natural sized barroe (probably a fockea).

A photograph of a half natural sized barroe (probably a fockea) and a cross-section of one of the tubers.

A photograph of a half natual sized asparagras.

A photograph of an acacia horrida, a low white bush with spines that are 3 inches long.

A photograph of a large acacia bush and thicket behind.

A photograph of W.S. Shaw sitting on top of a dead elephant with one of the indigenous men behind him.