The last stand of a great Canadian bull moose.
"1909::Bull Moose vs Iron Horse in the Canadian Rockies"
Clip: The Sphere (1909)
London, England
Artist: Henry Marriott Paget (1856-1936)
It wasn't the first time wildlife appeared on the tracks. The engineer tooted his whistle and slowed the train down, but the beast refused to move. As the train moved in closer, he could see a giant bull moose standing defiantly in its light, staring down its fearsome, bright-eyed opponent. But with the train still rolling steadily towards it, the moose began tossing its antlers, a message that if it was going out, it was with a fight. Unable to stop the train, the engineer watched helplessly as the brave creature dashed toward the engine in full charge, meeting its end with its horns wedged in the train's irons.
Henry Marriott Paget, a British painter and illustrator, was one of three renowned brothers whose work was celebrated in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The youngest Paget brother achieved legendary status when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle commissioned him to animate his monthly mystery story in a local magazine. Using his older brother as the model for the main character, Sherlock Holmes, the young Paget breathed life into Doyle's work, forever etching his name and image in the annals of history.