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| Date: | 11 10 1931 |
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| Description: | Fred Winkleman holding a new pair of chimpanzees, Nip and Tuck, at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). |
| Date: | 02 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Children play on an ice slide created by two residents of the barracks apartments at Truax Field. A swing set is in the background. |
| Date: | 05 1924 |
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| Description: | Mothers and small children standing and posing in Vilas Park, with other mothers and older children lying prone, propping themselves up with their elbows, ... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | Group of girls in jackets, sitting or kneeling, perhaps illuminated by a campfire; some are holding cups. This image is from a hosteling scrapbook kept by ... |
| Date: | 05 1940 |
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| Description: | Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Jennie G., Rose Caruso, and Mrs. Urso at a picnic. One of the women is sitting on a park bench, whi... |
| Date: | 06 24 1920 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family at a reunion. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Group of eight women, probably members of a club, in Vilas Park. |
| Date: | 10 06 1960 |
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| Description: | A $250 check is presented to Professor C.A. DeDeurwaeder, right, to help with a project aimed at the development of landscaping themes for parks. The grant... |
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| Description: | A man painting the face of a young child at the Orton Park Festival. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Mamie Arms climbing to the top of a swing set. |
| Date: | 08 10 1954 |
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| Description: | At the Sun Prairie Early Settlers' picnic at Angell Park, the oldest settler present was Julia McElroy, 89, pictured with her son, George McElroy. |
| Date: | 06 10 1958 |
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| Description: | Grandfather L. J. Padgham, Schroeder Road, spends time at Vilas Park with his grandchildren (L-R) Jody (2) and Patti (4 1/2), daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jac... |
| Date: | 06 21 1958 |
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| Description: | Professor Ray S. Owen, 5807 Winnequah Road (L), and Alderman Harrison L. Garner, Madison 13th Ward (R), enjoying a ride on the Vilas Park merry-go-round du... |
| Date: | 06 21 1958 |
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| Description: | Madison Park Superintendent James G. Marshall throwing the switch to turn on the new Vilas Park merry-go-round. Show (L-R) with Marshall are park crew memb... |
| Date: | 12 10 1958 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 08 06 1960 |
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| Description: | Thirty-eight Rhesus monkeys escaped from the basement of the Vilas zoo monkey house on August 4, 1960. Sixteen were captured right away but it took until D... |
| Date: | 08 06 1960 |
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| Description: | A zookeeper poses with a net and three large box traps. Thirty-eight Rhesus monkeys escaped from the basement of the Vilas zoo monkey house on August 4, 19... |
| Date: | 08 18 1960 |
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| Description: | Eloise, a part llama and part guamaco breed and a new resident at the Vilas Park Zoo. She had been a pet of the Katz family of Racine. A man is standing ne... |
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