Date: | 09 09 1940 |
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Description: | Boy and girl at the Henry Vilas Zoo, looking at elephant cage, and donkey cage while getting a drink from the fountain. Taken for Manchesters Department St... |
Date: | 12 02 1948 |
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Description: | Seven girls are shown holding eight puppies. The girls are members of the Poll Parrot Club which raised the Labrador mix puppies. They intend to sell them ... |
Date: | 04 02 1949 |
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Description: | Seven-year-old Fred "Freddy" Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. (Colya) Nelson, 3918 Nakoma Road, with his pet alligator, "George". The baby alligator was se... |
Date: | 1918 |
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Description: | Two young girls looking at the birdcages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). |
Date: | 1970 |
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Description: | Camel rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) for children, given free by Zor Temple Camel Patrol on Sunday afternoons during the summer. A number of... |
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Description: | Watercolor painting by Jens von Sivers presented to the zoo by the Provident Savings and Loan Association. The painting shows children riding camels led by... |
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Description: | Children and adults watching the elephant at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). This photograph was made by Harold Home as illustration for "Wisconsin: ... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Forest Middleton offers a treat to a squirrel, who is sitting on his knee. They are in Capitol Park; Grace Episcopal Church is in the background on the le... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | A barefoot Forest Middleton and his mother, Clara, each hold a dog, while a third dog lies at their feet. |
Date: | 1893 |
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Description: | Carte-de-visite of Forest Middleton, wearing a sailor suit. He is posed resting his head on a large dog. Both are lying on a fur rug. |
Date: | 1897 |
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Description: | Forest Middleton, wearing a dress and a large bow in his hair, watches his dog standing on a chair. The dog is wearing a dress, sweater, and stocking cap w... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Tootsie, the Middleton family dog, stands with front paws resting on Forest's hip. Forest holds a switch in his right hand and, most likely, a treat in his... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Forest Middleton, wearing a striped shirt, bow tie, and knickers, shares a quiet moment with his dog, Tootsie. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table... |
Date: | 1895 |
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Description: | Two children pose on a lawn seated on a buggy; one child holds a kitten, and another kitten sits in the wagon near the other child. Two dogs sit on the gro... |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | A girl on a rocking chair holds a rabbit, and a boy and a woman stand in the background. The boy rests his hand on a dogs head; the dog is lying on a love ... |
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Description: | Cabinet card studio portrait of a young girl, posed with a doll in a baby carriage and her dog. The background is a painted backdrop of the Wisconsin State... |
Date: | 1939 |
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Description: | Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with the winner of the Best Garden competition in the Junior Girls category, Catherine L... |
Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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Description: | Katherine Bird of Winnetka, Illinois, offering some grass to two deer at the Vilas Park Zoo. |
Date: | 08 12 1961 |
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Description: | A family watching the prairie dogs at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison. |
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