This photograph captures an unusual sight encountered by American sailors ashore in Panama during the early 1900s: a tame elephant on display in a public park, drawing a curious crowd of local children. Framed by colonial-era wooden buildings and coconut palms, the image reflects the kind of memorable, exotic encounters that sailors of the Spanish-American War/Great White Fleet era (circa 1898-1910s) sought to document and preserve in personal photograph albums during their travels. Project: 218600