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"Easter Bunnies" Display at Vilas Zoo

Date: 04 16 1954
Description: Rabbits in a special exhibit at Vilas Zoo.
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Play Space: Vilas Park Merry-Go-Round Horses

Date: 02 27 1958
Description: Horses from the Vilas Park merry-go-round are being checked before returning to summer use by Angelo Traino (left), a city parks department employee, and J...
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Lion at Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 10 30 1958
Description: View through bars of a lion sleeping in a cage at Vilas Park Zoo.
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Keeping Animals Healthy at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Smokey the monkey is coaxed by veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald and Harold Hayes, zoo director, to have an examination at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
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Keeping Animals Healthy at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Harold Hayes, zoo director, and veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald discuss findings shown under the microscope at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
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Keeping Animals Healthy at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Joey the kangaroo is cared for by Harold Hayes, zoo director, and veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald at the Henry Vilas Zoo.
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Zoo Keeper Dale Coyier Washes a Cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Zookeeper Dale Coyier, 2239 Myrtle Street, washes down a monkey cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo. A sign on the cage states "Please help keep these animals heal...
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Winkie the Elephant at the Vilas Park Zoo Enjoys His Chrismas Tree

Date: 12 23 1958
Description: Winkie the elephant at the Henry Vilas Zoo enjoys the Christmas Tree in the lion cage next to his cage. A father and daughter watch as Winkie reaches for t...

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