It Turned Out to Be an Elephant — Honor C. Appleton Art Postcard

A grey elephant dressed in a red-and-gold saddle blanket strolls down a city street, drawing a crowd of wide-eyed children — one girl in an orange coat clutches a baby close, while a black cat watches from a garden wall. The caption, “It turned out to be an elephant,” captures the exact moment expectation gives way to delight.

Honor C. Appleton's busiest crowd scene in the set, good for a reader who collects street-life postcards alongside the nursery ones.