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Marlin Perkins and Zebra

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Description: Marlin Perkins shaking hands behind a zebra.
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Making Friends

Date: 1950
Description: A small raccoon sniffs the head of an unsure-looking baby sitting in a car seat outdoors on a sidewalk against the side of a building.
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Uncovering Bison Bones

Date: 1936
Description: Three men looking over the process of uncovering bones of a bison in Interstate Park.
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Bison Bones

Date: 10 09 1936
Description: Bones of a bison still in the earth as found.
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Bison Jaw in the Peat Pit

Date: 1936
Description: The jaw bone of Bison Occidentalis in the peat pit at Interstate Park.
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Memorial Wreath: At Rest

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Description: Funeral memorial card of floral wreaths with a banner reading, "AT REST," and an animal tail [?].
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Public Museum #960

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Description: Stereograph view of stuffed kangaroo, bear, fox, giraffe, llama, and ram behind a glass enclosure at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Text at right: "Milwaukee...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 187-191

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Description: First-rate minds to write books, guide the young and lead the nation
but the target runs close to the ground
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Still from "The Show"

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Description: Cock Robin (John Gilbert) stands behind a big cat that is tied to a column. A man sits on a throne with a woman and man sitting on either side of him. An a...
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Brooks McCormick with Group of People with Llama or Alpaca

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Description: Group of people, including Brooks McCormick in a tuxedo, standing with a llama or alpaca type animal. The group is standing on a path with plants and trees...
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A Moose

Date: 1914
Description: A moose grazing in Mud Lake, near McFarland Lake.
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Our Naval Infantry at the Antwerp Zoo

Date: 1914
Description: German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
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Our Naval Infantry at the Zoological Gardens of Antwerp

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Description: Soldiers view the zebras in the Antwerp Zoo.
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Richard F. Redfield in Costume

Date: 01 24 1958
Description: A man is posing in a leather fringed costume and fur cap, with what appears to be a fake beard. He is holding two dead animals up in his right hand. Two ot...

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