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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion. |
| Date: | 05 15 1954 |
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| Description: | Zookeepers releasing rhesus monkeys to the island that serves as their summer home at the Washington park zoo (later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo). |
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| Description: | Washington Park Zoo yak exhibit. The park was later replaced by the Milwaukee County Zoo. |
| Date: | 02 20 1954 |
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| Description: | Zoo director George Speidel and members of the Milwaukee County Zoological society talking over plans for the new zoo while looking at a tentative model fo... |
| Date: | 11 28 1981 |
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| Description: | Veterinarians examining Samson, the Milwaukee Zoo's star 32-year-old gorilla, after attempting to revive him after he had collapsed while feeding in the zo... |
| Date: | 12 13 1985 |
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| Description: | Overhead view of Rhudra, an Indian rhinoceros, receiving surgery for a non-healing wound on the sole of his right, rear foot at the Milwaukee County Zoo. T... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A fawn suckles a meal from a bottle held by a young girl inside the cage. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A group of spectators viewing caged bears at the zoo. |
| Date: | 10 30 1984 |
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| Description: | A five-story tall inflatable gorilla attracted potential buyers to a special sale at the Uptown Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wauwatosa. Although the pres... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Aquatic Bird and Fish Aquarium Building at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), designed by architects Claude and Starck and built in 1915. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Bear pits at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911, with a polar bear in the nearest display area. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two seals in their cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Small monkeys in their wire mesh enclosure at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A badger on display at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two pelicans and other waterfowl on the lagoon in Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | White-tailed deer feeding at a trough in their enclosure at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), opened in 1911. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The Lion House at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), designed by Frank Riley and built in 1917. It was torn down in 1997. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two young girls looking at the birdcages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A woman stands on the running board of an International D-40 truck to feed a captive giraffe in transport. The giraffe is in a large crate on the bed of th... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Men stand around an International D-40 truck used to transport two giraffes. They are inside a large wooden crate on the back of the truck which is in a bu... |
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