Carl Hagenbeck’s Galla-Troupe

  • Oromo tribes from Ethiopia posing with a herd of zebras. Scientists like the famous Berlin doctor Rudolf Virchow promoted Hagenbeck’s People-show, in order to give the events a certain semblance of respectability – even if it was mainly about money making.

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