Akeley
carl ethan, 1864–1926, u.s. naturalist, explorer, and sculptor.
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for nearly two hours we followed, akeley tracking with remarkable precision.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
akeley looked at it and exclaimed, “by george, i believe he’s got them!”
in africa john t. mccutcheon
akeley had got a splendid photograph of the charging cow and now he took one of the smaller beast before we approached the cow.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
please return it to me as i have sent the original to the president and asked him to get mr. akeley’s opinion.
life of frederick courtenay selous, d.s.o. j.g. millais
the head slowly and almost imperceptibly turned, and akeley signaled me to shoot.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
mr. akeley, a man famed in african hunting exploits, was to deliver a talk before a little club to which i belonged.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
there were four white people in our expedition—mr. and mrs. akeley, mr. stephenson, and myself.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
mr. akeley had an elaborate moving picture machine and we planned to get some excellent pictures of charging animals.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
mrs. akeley went out only once, had a night of thrilling experiences, and killed a large male lion.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
so akeley alone went down and -ssured the father and mother that we were friendly and that nothing would harm them.
in africa john t. mccutcheon
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