Lion hunt on Athi Plains
Postcard is number sixteen in a series. Image of Theodore Roosevelt and hunting group standing over a felled lion. Description on reverse: “LION HUNT ON ATHI PLAINS. –Lions abound in great numbers in the Athi District, and carefully organized hunts are of frequent occurrence. The native beaters surround a portion of the plain and then drive the lions toward the hunter. Occasionally a native is forced to engage in a close-range fight with the “King of Beasts,” and is fortunate if he escapes with his life. In this instance, however, the lion was killed instantly, the spear having gone through the chest and out at the side.” Transcription of correspondence: “Hello how are you hope you are better by this time We are all right let me hear from you soon Your Aunts S. M. B. B. Kable.”
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Creation Date
1924-10-10