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Nagle-Hart Co. Parts Department

Date: 01 30 1943
Description: Parts department at Nagle-Hart Tractor & Equipment Company, 754 East Washington Avenue.
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Dog at Deadman's Veterinary

Date: 01 22 1934
Description: A nine-month-old St. Bernard dog named Ore, owned by Dubois Miller, 647 E. Dayton Street, looking over a fence at Deadman's Veterinary, 311 East Main Stree...
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Annie, the Elephant

Date: 05 20 1932
Description: Children watching Miss Annie, an Indian elephant at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Annie died Feb. 24, 1948 and was replaced by a "new Annie."
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Tiger Cubs at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 05 25 1932
Description: Tiger cubs, Apollo and Hercules, standing in a cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), purchased through a fund drive by The Capital Times and...
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Tiger Cubs at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 05 25 1932
Description: Tiger cubs, Apollo and Hercules, reclining in a cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), purchased with a fund drive by "The Capital Times" and RKO th...
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Mrs. Walter Goodland Holding Puppies

Date: 01 20 1944
Description: First Lady Mrs. Goodland says goodbye to their Collie puppies in the State Capitol where the puppies were auctioned off for charity. The dejected pup in th...
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Employee Receiving Paycheck

Date: 1945
Description: Lorraine Gray collecting her pay in cash at the paymaster's office at the RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-Vac) plant, a division of Ray-O-Vac located in the 1400 ...
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 11 18 1948
Description: Crowd welcoming the new Annie the elephant at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 11 18 1948
Description: New Annie, the elephant at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), reaching her trunk through the bars.
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Banquet

Date: 04 13 1949
Description: Group portrait of those honored at the University of Wisconsin annual boxing banquet. Front row, left to right: co-captain Steve Gremban; honored guest Oma...
Postcard

"Madonna and Child"

Date: 1936
Description: Mother lion cradling her cub at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "Madonna and Child at the Madison, Wis., Zoo."
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Mother and Baby Camel

Date: 05 1950
Description: A Zor Shrine camel and its newly born baby at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show

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Description: A group of teenagers lounge about on bales of hay in a barn at the Dane County Junior Fair and Horse Show. Cows are resting nearby on the right.
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Playtime

Date: 1925
Description: Page from an album kept by Neighborhood House, with images of infants and young children being cared for at the settlement house, including a group outside...
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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: 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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