Belle Isle Elephant House - Sheba photos
Belle Isle Elephant House

Arthur LeBeau gives Sheba a scrub in April 1939

Sheba gives a fellow Detroiter a lift.

Sheba the elephant arrives on Belle Isle with handler Rex White, right, on June 16, 1923. She was about 4 years old and weighed about a ton.

Sheba the elephant in May 1936

Sheba the elephant in July 1956

Sheba the elephant in May 1936

Handler Rex White helps introduce Sheba the elephant to Detroit on June 16, 1923, at the Belle Isle Zoo.

Sheba and trainer Harold Olsen at the Belle Isle Zoo in May 1937

Jerry Stokes hangs out with Sheba the elephant in July 1949

John Ireland with Sheba the elephant in August 1942