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Photograph or image of Mary: Elephant Mary

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Mary

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Mary, remembered for Circus history, Animal welfare history, Famous elephant.

1894 - 1916Erwin, Tennessee, United States
Photograph or image of Mary: The Governor-General of India George Curzon with his wife Mary Curzon on the elephant "Lakshman Prasad" in Delhi 29 December 1902.
The Governor-General of India George Curzon with his wife Mary Curzon on the elephant "Lakshman Prasad" in Delhi 29 December 1902. Unknown. Bourne&Shepherd, Dec. 1902, Photo from the collection Joachim K. Bautze. Published in the book: Joachim K. Bautze: "Das koloniale Indien. Photographien von 1855 bis 1910." Fackelträger Verlag, Köln 2007. This is a copy of the photo 178 on the page

Why Mary Is Remembered

Mary is remembered for circus history, animal welfare history, famous elephant. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this elephant remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Mary.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Erwin, Tennessee, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Mary's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Mary may refer to:

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Photograph or image of Mary: Hannah Stewart and Chierol Lai, Elephant in the Room (2017). Bronze resin sculpture for Queen Mary University of London. [1]

Hannah Stewart and Chierol Lai, Elephant in the Room (2017). Bronze resin sculpture for Queen Mary University of London. [1]

Ragn27, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Mary: Semi-mechanical elephant bank, ca.1880-1920. Iron, paint: 4 5/8 x 7 x 2 1/4 in. ( 11.7 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm ). New-York Historical Socie

Semi-mechanical elephant bank, ca.1880-1920. Iron, paint: 4 5/8 x 7 x 2 1/4 in. ( 11.7 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm ). New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mrs. Mary R. Reynolds, 1960.25. Wikip

Wikipedia Loves Art participant " The_Grotto ", Uploaded from the Wikipedia Loves Art photo pool on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Mary: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Narford, Norfolk. Hatchment for wife of (sinister/femme half black) Andrew Fountaine (1808-1874) of N

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Narford, Norfolk. Hatchment for wife of (sinister/femme half black) Andrew Fountaine (1808-1874) of Narford Hall, JP, DL, High Sheriff of Narfolk in 1

John Salmon, From geograph.org.uk, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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