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| Description: | Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba... |
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| Description: | View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard showing people strolling around the grounds of the recently-opened Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "A Visit to the... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Monkey Island, a popular attraction at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). It was built in the 1930s as a WPA project and modeled after one in the Hagen... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of the lagoon at Tenney Park, with three girls standing together near the shoreline. Caption reads: "The Lagoon, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | View down hill where grassy fields lead down to the Yahara River where it meets Lake Waubesa. Two children are walking through the grass on the left. Capti... |
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| Description: | View of people riding the Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo. People behind the train are standing and watching the train near a fence, and there is a came... |
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