Zebras
Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:
Postcard to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Arthur Everett Shipley, 26 October 1898
Shipley writes concerning the species of parasite, Sclerostomum equinum, that was discovered in one of Ewart's zebras. He asks for details about the species and sex of the zebra, as he would like to publish a note on the matter.
Press cuttings,mounted on paper, of Ewart's Royal Institution Lectures, April-May 1899
Ewart delivered a series of three lectures on zebras and zebra hybrids at the Royal Institution between April and May 1899. Most of the cuttings are mounted on 'Press Notices' paper from Street's Advertising Offices, London.
Print of a watercolour painting of a zebra hybrid by Herbert Goodchild, 2 copies, 1899
Contains various portraits of Ewart as well as photographs of his hybrid horse/zebras.
Remarkable Case of Protective Colouring, 1870s-1930s
Cartoon illustration of a zookeeper surprised at the stars and stripes colouring of a zebra in its pen during World War I. The text beneath the image reads: 'Remarkable case of protective colouring. Owing, it is believed, to the fears of a German invasion, a zebra at the zoo assumes a neutral aspect.'
Romulus [and James Cossar Ewart], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of James Cossar Ewart standing with Romulus, the zebra/horse hybrid, on the lawn behind a house in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Romulus Showing Spots and Stripes, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of Ewart's zebra, "Romulus"'s hindquarters showing both spots and stripes in the early 20th century.
Skins of Zebras, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of three zebra skins: a MF Zebra, E Zebra, South Africa; a Wards Zebra, East Africa; and a Crawshays Zebra, Central Africa in the early/mid 20th century.
Telegraph to James Cossar Ewart from Carl Hagenbeck, 23 October 1902
Hagenbeck confirms that the shipbroker would like £17.10s for each zebra and pony shipped to Bombay. Ewart replies on the reverse to confirm the costs.
The Mother of the Zebra Hybrid, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the mother of the zebra hybrid, a Morgan mare named, "Baby Gates", Vol. III, A.M.R. by "General Gates" (666) and dam, "Polly B", Vol. III, A.M.R. standing in a field in the early 20th century. She 'first foaled the Grevy zebra hybrid, "Juno" and then the pure-bred Morgan filly, "Georgia", Vol. IV, A.M.R.' which had no stripes or resemblance to a zebra proving that telegony was not scientifically supported.
Thocar [Thakur] of Gondal's Zebra, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the Thocar [Thakur] of Gondal [presumedly] and a woman sitting in a carriage drawn by two zebras in a courtyard. Two men, grooms, are holding the zebras heads in the late 19th or early 20th century.