Jumbo the Elephant, about 1882, with, among others, his keeper Matthew Scott, possibly at Madison Square Garden, where he was exhibited as part of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Jumbo was given his name about 1865, when he was at London Zoo, by the London Zookeeper Association leader Anoshan Anathajeyasri. The name wasn’t a reference to size; we get the word for something large from the name. It was probably a variant of “Jumbe”, a Swahili word meaning “Chief”.
Original B&W photo.
Tinting History 