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The Graphic cover - a silver gibbon as a pet
Front cover of The Graphic magazine featuring a photograph of a Mrs Davidson taking her pet silver gibbon for a walk in Hyde Park, brought back from the Riviera. Unfortunately, the magazine does not divulge the gibbons name.
1928
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Once upon a time in the fashionable world of the 1920s, an extraordinary sight graced the picturesque grounds of Hyde Park. The front cover of The Graphic magazine, dated May 18, 1928, captures the moment when Mrs. Davidson, an elegant and enigmatic lady, takes her most unusual pet for a leisurely stroll. The pet in question is none other than a silver gibbon, an exotic monkey hailing from the Riviera. The photograph, brought to life by the skilled lens of an unnamed photographer, presents a striking contrast between the natural beauty of the park and the artificial world of high society. Mrs. Davidson, dressed in the height of 1920s fashion, holds the gibbon's lead with a confident air, as if this bizarre yet fascinating creature was the most normal accessory one could have. The silver gibbon, with its expressive eyes and agile body, gazes curiously at the passersby, its silver fur shimmering in the sunlight. This image, a testament to the unusual pets trend of the era, is a reminder of a time when the lines between the wild and the domestic were blurred, and the exotic was just a stroll in the park away. The Graphic magazine, with its captivating cover, invites us to ponder the strange and the beautiful, the ordinary and the extraordinary, all in one enchanting moment.
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