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| 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: | 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: | 10 05 1955 |
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| Description: | Children and adults gathered in front of the gorilla cages at the Washington Park Zoo to celebrate the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo. ... |
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| Description: | A before and after depiction, perhaps a collage, where the "before" is a man wearing boxing gear, including a helmet and a jockstrap, and the "after" is a ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Dressed in uniform with a Confederate hat, eyeglasses, and a belt with pistols and a sword, a gorilla stands with a rifle in his right hand and a knife is ... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Gargantua the Gorilla roars as he holds a native African tribesman over his head using one arm. In the background the rest of the tribe, carrying shields a... |
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| Description: | Chimpanzee dressed as a cowboy in hat, overalls, and bandanna, seated in a chair and smoking a cigarette. The animal also wears a gun in a holster, shoes, ... |
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| Description: | Chimpanzee dressed in a suit and sitting in a chair outdoors. |
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| Description: | Drawing depicting the Gisholt Sales Safari man using "Tact" to keep a gorilla happy. The man, who is sweating and holding something in his hand as an offer... |
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| Description: | Theatrical scene depicting a gorilla standing on a small side stage holding up a top hat and looking towards an audience gathered in the foreground. Behind... |
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| Description: | Satirical ink-on-paper cartoon about corporate culture. An ape is sitting on a chair tilted back in front of a desk, and writing with a pencil in its foot ... |
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