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Trunk Collection

"The Trunk: A Symbol of Life, Strength, and Connection" In Norse mythology, the mighty Yggdrasil stands tall as the Tree of Life

Background imageTrunk Collection: View Taken at the Studio in Lauves (w / c over pencil on paper)

View Taken at the Studio in Lauves (w / c over pencil on paper)
7088611 View Taken at the Studio in Lauves (w/c over pencil on paper) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 30.2x44.5 cm; Private Collection

Background imageTrunk Collection: Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

Background imageTrunk Collection: Baby Elephant Kenya

Baby Elephant Kenya
LA-675 Elephant - baby lying on ground Kenya, Africa Loxodonta africana Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: African ELEPHANT - two calves with trunks together

African ELEPHANT - two calves with trunks together
FL-1784 African ELEPHANT - two calves with trunks together Africa Loxodonta africana Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Railway Sleeper

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageTrunk Collection: A baby elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage

A baby elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Senate Group of Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees on the Congress

The Senate Group of Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees on the Congress Trail in Sequoia National Park, California, USA

Background imageTrunk Collection: A Woman standing in the trunk of the Major Oak, Sherwood

A Woman standing in the trunk of the Major Oak, Sherwood Forest near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hoods shelter where he and his merry men slept

Background imageTrunk Collection: Andrews Liver Salt poster by John Hassall

Andrews Liver Salt poster by John Hassall
I must have left it behind. A bemused gent scratches his head as he searches his suitcase for his precious tin of Andrews Liver Salt. It is, of course, in his back trouser pocket. Date: c.1920

Background imageTrunk Collection: Picture No. 10899992

Picture No. 10899992
DOG - English springer spaniel standing on fallen tree trunk Date:

Background imageTrunk Collection: African Elephant TOM 583 Feeding on tree branches--reaches up and breaks off branch with his trunk

African Elephant TOM 583 Feeding on tree branches--reaches up and breaks off branch with his trunk
TOM-583 African ELEPHANT - bull, on hind legs, feeding on acacia tree branches Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa Loxodonta africana A big bull can forage up to 20 feet

Background imageTrunk Collection: Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere by S. Van Abbe

Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere by S. Van Abbe
A fashionable young woman from the 1920s wearing a fur trimmed coat and a green cloche hat, rest her sore feet while sitting on a very large trunk at a railway station. Date: 1927

Background imageTrunk Collection: Silver Birch tree trunks

Silver Birch tree trunks and trees beside Tate Modern in London, England

Background imageTrunk Collection: Mammoth

Mammoth. Artists impression of a herd of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.). The mammoth was a large mammal adapted to the cold conditions of the Pleistocene Ice Age of some 2 million years ago

Background imageTrunk Collection: Cardiovascular system, historical artwork

Cardiovascular system, historical artwork. 19th Century hand coloured lithographic print showing the blood vessels (red and blue) of the human neck and torso

Background imageTrunk Collection: Woodland With Bluebells

Woodland With Bluebells
LA-1026 Woodland with fallen tree - Bluebells carpet forest floor Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: Symmetrically stacked pile of Logs for use as firewood

Symmetrically stacked pile of Logs for use as firewood
HAR-127 Symmetrically stacked pile of Logs for use as firewood Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: Electric Chainsaw

Electric Chainsaw
Two men, possibly the foreman and an assistant, using an electric Damarm Chain Saw to saw up a huge tree trunk. Date: 1930s

Background imageTrunk Collection: CENTRAL AMERICA, Panama, Borro Colorado Island Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfurtus)

CENTRAL AMERICA, Panama, Borro Colorado Island Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfurtus) with a cicada in its bill

Background imageTrunk Collection: Taffs Well Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales

Taffs Well Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Taffs Well Viaduct, also known as Walnut Tree Viaduct, near Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales. This was a railway viaduct crossing the canal

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Elephants Child

The Elephants Child
THE ELEPHANTs CHILD Kiplings tale of how the elephant got his trunk. A crocodile tugs at the elephants nose, and thus he develops a trunk!

Background imageTrunk Collection: Sequoia AW 4829 - HR National Park California, USA © Adrian Warren ARDEA LONDON

Sequoia AW 4829 - HR National Park California, USA © Adrian Warren ARDEA LONDON
AW-4829 Giant SEQUOIA / Wellingtonia / Sierra Redwood National Park California, USA Sequoia gigantea Latin also Sequoiadendron giganteum Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageTrunk Collection: Asian Elephant - 2 animals with trunks entwined, Emmen, Holland

Asian Elephant - 2 animals with trunks entwined, Emmen, Holland
USH-3045 Asian Elephant - 2 animals with trunks entwined Elephas maximus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: Juniper tree with curved trunk

Juniper tree with curved trunk, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Background imageTrunk Collection: Elephant painting with his trunk

Elephant painting with his trunk, Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Background imageTrunk Collection: Coastal Redwood forest - Stout Grove Redwood National Park California, USA LA000792

Coastal Redwood forest - Stout Grove Redwood National Park California, USA LA000792
COS-1473 Coastal Redwood forest - view of trunks to canopy. Stout Grove, Redwood National Park, California, USA Sequoia sempervirens Bill Coster Please note that prints are personal display purposes

Background imageTrunk Collection: Corn Snake - three

Corn Snake - three
JD-7199 CORN SNAKES - Three twined around tree Elaphe guttata guttata John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: Coastal Redwood forest - Stout Grove Redwood National Park California, USA LA000802

Coastal Redwood forest - Stout Grove Redwood National Park California, USA LA000802
COS-1468 Coastal Redwood forest - Stout Grove Redwood National Park, California, USA Sequoia sempervirens Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: African Bull Elephant

African Bull Elephant
CH-4185-c African Bull Elephant Etosha National Park (NP), Namibia, Africa Loxodonta africana Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: Asian Elephant - baby animal trumpeting, Emmen, Holland

Asian Elephant - baby animal trumpeting, Emmen, Holland
USH-2733 Indian / Asian Elephant - baby animal trumpeting Emmen, Holland Elephas maximus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: Cymbeline - title page

Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862

Background imageTrunk Collection: French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods

French Customs officers X-Ray for smuggled goods 1897

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Big Hollow Tree - Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTrunk Collection: Ancient English oak (Quercus rober) tree

Ancient English oak (Quercus rober) tree. This ancient oak tree, called the Silton oak or Wyndhams oak, is believed to be around 1000 years old

Background imageTrunk Collection: Ancient Oak Tree - Autumn colour in old forest of Sababurg, october. North Hessen, Germany

Ancient Oak Tree - Autumn colour in old forest of Sababurg, october. North Hessen, Germany
USH-1493 Ancient Oak Tree - Autumn colour in old forest of Sababurg, october. North Hessen, Germany. Quercus robur Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: Pine stem, light micrograph

Pine stem, light micrograph
Pine stem. Light micrograph of a section through the stem of a pine (Pinus sp.) tree, showing xylem tissue. The xylem is made up of tracheid cells (light pink)

Background imageTrunk Collection: Asia, India

Asia, India
Indian / Asian Elephants play fighting, Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India

Background imageTrunk Collection: Sitka Spruce / Octopus Tree. Cape Mears, Oregon Coast, USA LA001005

Sitka Spruce / Octopus Tree. Cape Mears, Oregon Coast, USA LA001005
COS-1615 Sitka Spruce / Octopus Tree. Cape Mears, Oregon Coast, USA Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageTrunk Collection: A baby elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage

A baby elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Background imageTrunk Collection: Ancient bristlecone pine trees on Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park

Ancient bristlecone pine trees on Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park
ROG-12244 Ancient bristlecone pine trees Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA Pinus longaeva Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: Giant sequoia trees in the Giant Forest in the Sequoia National Park

Giant sequoia trees in the Giant Forest in the Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageTrunk Collection: Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia Trees

Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia Trees, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Background imageTrunk Collection: A bluebell wood in Sussex, England, UK

A bluebell wood in Sussex, England, UK

Background imageTrunk Collection: Leaning tree above calm turquoise sea, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Leaning tree above calm turquoise sea, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageTrunk Collection: Stream in forest with moss covered rocks in primeval forest Bavarian Forest National Park

Stream in forest with moss covered rocks in primeval forest Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany
SAS-242 Stream in forest - with moss covered rocks in primeval forest Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageTrunk Collection: BLUEBELLS - in wood

BLUEBELLS - in wood
DAD-581 BLUEBELLS - in wood Longleat, Wiltshire David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: Indian Military Elephant

Indian Military Elephant
Elephant employed in war by Indians in ancient times : only his head and trunk are armoured, and he carries a howdah equivalent to a miniature fort

Background imageTrunk Collection: Old coppiced hornbeams - Ancient mixed broadleaved woodland. Wolves Wood, Norfolk, UK

Old coppiced hornbeams - Ancient mixed broadleaved woodland. Wolves Wood, Norfolk, UK
ROG-11549 Old coppiced hornbeams - Ancient mixed broadleaved woodland Wolves Wood, Norfolk, UK. Carpinus betulus Nature Reserve

Background imageTrunk Collection: 27581_work_crop46

27581_work_crop46
Black bear (Ursus americanus) climbing white birch, in captivity, Sandstone, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

Background imageTrunk Collection: Hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) ancient pollards, Hatfield Forest, Essex, England

Hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) ancient pollards, Hatfield Forest, Essex, England, UK, October

Background imageTrunk Collection: Waiting for the Coach, from the Pears Annual, Christmas 1911

Waiting for the Coach, from the Pears Annual, Christmas 1911
BAL9298 Waiting for the Coach, from the Pears Annual, Christmas 1911 by English School, (20th century); Private Collection

Background imageTrunk Collection: Abstract impression of trees

Abstract impression of trees, Grasmere, Cumbria, England

Background imageTrunk Collection: Adonis or Apollo from Capua, Roman copy from the Hadrian Period found in the National

Adonis or Apollo from Capua, Roman copy from the Hadrian Period found in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. Naples National Archaeological Museum Statue Hadrianic Period, Imperial Period

Background imageTrunk Collection: African Elephant, holding single red rose

African Elephant, holding single red rose Date: 19-Sep-10

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Delphic Oracle, 1899 (oil on canvas)

The Delphic Oracle, 1899 (oil on canvas)
6201924 The Delphic Oracle, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Godward, John William (1861-1922); 228x114 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTrunk Collection: Avenue of the Baobabs (UNESCO World Heritage site), Madagascar

Avenue of the Baobabs (UNESCO World Heritage site), Madagascar

Background imageTrunk Collection: ELLIS ISLAND: IMMIGRANTS. Trunks at Ellis Island belonging to arrivals debarking for New York

ELLIS ISLAND: IMMIGRANTS. Trunks at Ellis Island belonging to arrivals debarking for New York, c1900

Background imageTrunk Collection: Plane Trees (Platanus x acerifolia) along tree-lined highway, Aude Department

Plane Trees (Platanus x acerifolia) along tree-lined highway, Aude Department
Plane Trees (Platanus × acerifolia) along tree-lined highway, Aude Department, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Background imageTrunk Collection: Indian Elephant

Indian Elephant family coming out of forest, Corbett National Park, India

Background imageTrunk Collection: How the elephant crosses a river

How the elephant crosses a river
A man, somewhere in the Asian subcontinent, crosses a river standing on the back of an elephant. The man has rudimentary reins attached to the elephants tusks

Background imageTrunk Collection: Silver birch (Betula pendula)

Silver birch (Betula pendula)
Silver birch trees (Betula pendula)

Background imageTrunk Collection: Indian / Asian Elephant - using trunk to throw grass on back

Indian / Asian Elephant - using trunk to throw grass on back. Corbett National Park - Uttaranchal - India
JR-865 Indian / Asian Elephant - using trunk to throw grass on back Corbett National Park - Uttaranchal - India Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageTrunk Collection: ndian / Asian Elephant - calf playing with mother's tail, Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India

ndian / Asian Elephant - calf playing with mother's tail, Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India
JR-852 Indian / Asian Elephant - calf playing with mother's tail, Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal, India. Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageTrunk Collection: Giant Sequoia Sequoia National Park, California, USA LA000617

Giant Sequoia Sequoia National Park, California, USA LA000617
COS-1577 Giant Sequoia / Wellingtonia / Sierra Redwood tree Sequoia National Park, California, USA Sequoiadendron giganteum Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: African Elephant - calf. Amboseli National Park - Kenya - Africa

African Elephant - calf. Amboseli National Park - Kenya - Africa
LA-2163 African Elephant - calf. Amboseli National Park - Kenya - Africa Loxodonta africana Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: Young woman tapping a rubber tree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Young woman tapping a rubber tree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageTrunk Collection: Hedera helix, Common Ivy or English Ivy growing on tree trunk and branches

Hedera helix, Common Ivy or English Ivy growing on tree trunk and branches

Background imageTrunk Collection: UTAH. USA. Aspen (Populus tremuloides) & Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in winter

UTAH. USA. Aspen (Populus tremuloides) & Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in winter. La Sal Mountains. Manti-LaSal National Forest

Background imageTrunk Collection: Bus passing through the Radicosa pass

Bus passing through the Radicosa pass Bologna The Radicosa pass. Date of Photograph:1932

Background imageTrunk Collection: Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria

Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageTrunk Collection: Old Beech Trees, near High Beech, Epping Forest, Essex

Old Beech Trees, near High Beech, Epping Forest, Essex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageTrunk Collection: Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)

Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho)
IL193468 Bringing the Raft from the Wreck, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageTrunk Collection: The Hawks in the Pines, 6 panel folding screen (pen & ink, colour, gold on panel)

The Hawks in the Pines, 6 panel folding screen (pen & ink, colour, gold on panel)
XIR216562 The Hawks in the Pines, 6 panel folding screen (pen & ink, colour, gold on panel) (see 216561) by Kano Eitoku (1543-90); 161x360 cm; Tokyo National University of Fine Arts, Tokyo

Background imageTrunk Collection: VAN GOGH: POPLARS, 1885. Lane with Poplars Near Nenen. Oil on canvas, Vincent van Gogh

VAN GOGH: POPLARS, 1885. Lane with Poplars Near Nenen. Oil on canvas, Vincent van Gogh, 1885

Background imageTrunk Collection: LUMBERJACK, 1907. An old lumberjack leaning against a giant sequoia log, Northern California

LUMBERJACK, 1907. An old lumberjack leaning against a giant sequoia log, Northern California. Photograph, 15 April 1907

Background imageTrunk Collection: Red Squirrel - UK

Red Squirrel - UK
DAC-1383 Red Squirrel UK Sciurus vulgaris David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageTrunk Collection: THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer

THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809). Anglo-American political philosopher and writer. Fashion before Ease; or A good Constitution sacrificed for a Fantastic Form. English cartoon, 1793

Background imageTrunk Collection: CIRCUS POSTER, c1890. American circus poster, c1890, for Sells Brothers Circus

CIRCUS POSTER, c1890. American circus poster, c1890, for Sells Brothers Circus, featuring elephant races

Background imageTrunk Collection: Hiker resting by the Faithful Couple, Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Hiker resting by the Faithful Couple, Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), Mariposa Grove, Southern Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sierra Nevada, California

Background imageTrunk Collection: Grand Trunk Railway System Poster

Grand Trunk Railway System Poster for rail travel in Canada showing an elephant and a steam engine

Background imageTrunk Collection: Finnigans wardrobe trunk

Finnigans wardrobe trunk
Advertisement from 1913 for Finnigans wardrobe trunks, designed to compartmentalise clothing in a neat and orderly fashion while travelling

Background imageTrunk Collection: 18th French Court Dress

18th French Court Dress
Man: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat

Background imageTrunk Collection: Bonsai Spruce Forest Trunks - Yose-ue style, 12 to 18 years old

Bonsai Spruce Forest Trunks - Yose-ue style, 12 to 18 years old
PPG-1577 Bonsai Spruce Forest Trunks - Yose-ue style, 12 to 18 years old Picea glauca conica Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageTrunk Collection: King Jarrah Tree - 47 meters high, 500 years old. Western Australia

King Jarrah Tree - 47 meters high, 500 years old. Western Australia
JLMO-3351 EUCALYPTUS marginata - King Jarrah Tree, viewed from below Western Australia, 47 metre high, 500 years old Eucalyptus marginata John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display




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"The Trunk: A Symbol of Life, Strength, and Connection" In Norse mythology, the mighty Yggdrasil stands tall as the Tree of Life, its sprawling branches reaching towards the heavens. Just like this ancient tree, a baby elephant named Kenya discovers the power within its trunk – a remarkable appendage that serves as an extension of life itself. In the heartwarming image captured in Africa's wilderness, two African elephant calves playfully intertwine their trunks. Their innocent gesture reminds us of the deep bonds formed within these majestic creatures' families. As we journey along the railway sleeper tracks of nature's wonders, we stumble upon a baby elephant at David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage. With eyes full of curiosity and wonderment, it learns to use its trunk under loving care - a skill that will shape its survival in years to come. The mention of mammoths takes us back to prehistoric times when these colossal creatures roamed our planet. Their enormous trunks enabled them to forage for food and communicate with one another across vast distances. Picture No. 10899992 captures an awe-inspiring moment where an African Bull Elephant proudly displays his magnificent tusks and powerful trunk, and is through this very tool that he can assert his dominance while also nurturing his young ones with tender affection. Amidst tranquil landscapes adorned by silver birch tree trunks stands Any Girl from Anywhere by S. Van Abbe - reminding us that strength knows no boundaries or limitations; it resides within each individual regardless of gender or station in life. But let us not forget how even seemingly mundane objects can be transformed into tools for survival. An electric chainsaw hums through dense forests as humans harness technology to tame nature's wildness – yet they remain humbled by elephants who effortlessly break off branches using their trunks alone. Finally, we find ourselves immersed in Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe where an African elephant named TOM 583 feeds on tree branches.

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