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Capt. Terrell M. Jacobs leading Modoc and others across a street
Capt. Jacobs leading Modoc, Empress, and Judy Down the street in Toronto, 1942, 7 am. This image was taken for a program for Huntington County Historical Museum. After the program was finished, Modoc broke loose and rampage through Wabash and Huntington Counties. -
A Circus Act
Modoc is the elephant in the middle of the three elephants. She is strong and sturdy, so that is why the other elephants can lean on her and she will stay upright. Modoc was usually the elephant in the middle for not only that reason but that her mother was always in the middle, too. Modoc took after her mother. This image was taken in 1896, when Modoc was still in the circus business. -
Modoc: The Greatest Elephant that Ever Lived
This is the image of the book about Modoc. This book is a documentary and a true love story, the kind that you should never attempt reading without a full box of tissues nearby . A love story of an elephant and a boy that were born on the same day, within the same hour, in the same town. This book is a story about their connection from that point on. -
Image of the World's Greatest Elephant:
Modoc was very kind to Gertie, Bram's second wife. Gertie is reading a book on Modoc's knee while Modoc is eating grass. At this time, Gertie was fairly young and Modoc was young, too. These youngsters enjoyed spending time with each other. Gertie liked reading on Modoc's knee while Modoc enjoyed a yummy snack. -
Statue of Modoc
This carving of Modoc was the rough draft carving for Modoc made when she was an elephant in the North Circus. Many people didn't see the rough draft at all. This small one was hand-carved but the large version of this was made of plastic. The statue was dedicated to Modoc after she died because the North Circus was closed down after a fire. The larger statue was put on a float before it was put by a circus building for a memorial of the wonderful life-saving elephant, Modoc. Modoc survived a sh -
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This poster is a replica of the real circus poster created in 1897. The poster shown to you, was handmade. The original poster was black and white but still caught anyone's attention in the street because of it's size and big, bold lettering. This replica is much smaller than the original because we couldn't figure out how to print this bigger.
