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Zor Shriners and Circus Elephants

Date: 04 04 1947
Description: Zor Shriners Band members serenading the Polack Brothers show elephants outside of the Parkway Theater, where they are performing.
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Three Baby Elephants

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Description: A man leading three baby elephants with decorative blankets with the following names, "Little Jim," "Pinto," and "Alice."
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Poster Celebrating "The International Safari"

Date: 02 05 1929
Description: Poster or display board describing an expedition across Africa with an International truck. The truck used for the expedition was later promoted by the com...
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Co-eds Lampooning "Beauty Spot" Fad

Date: 02 18 1948
Description: Three University of Wisconsin co-eds sporting "outsize" beauty spots lampooning a fad that is sweeping the country for a stye show sponsored by the Univers...
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Annie the Elephant Fund Raiser

Date: 02 27 1948
Description: Neighborhood children from the 2700 blocks of Van Hise Avenue and Mason Street held a bake sale to raise funds toward the purchase of a replacement for Ann...
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C.N. King in Africa with the "Truck that Crossed the Sahara"

Date: 09 10 1928
Description: Clyde N. King standing next to an International Special Delivery truck at the "Mission in Buta" in the Belgian Congo. Three men are sitting on elephants ne...
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"Truck that Crossed the Sahara" in Africa

Date: 09 10 1928
Description: Men on elephants near an International Special Delivery truck at the "Mission in Buta" in the Belgian Congo. Most of the men ride on elephants while one s...
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Republican Elephant

Date: 10 29 1948
Description: Republican elephant, with students "inside," who kicked the ball back and forth with the Democratic donkey at Madison East Pageant night at the East vs. Ra...
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 11 18 1948
Description: New Annie the elephant having her chains removed by attendents at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 11 18 1948
Description: New Annie, the elephant at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), reaching her trunk through the bars.
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 10 18 1948
Description: New Annie the elephant drinks water using her trunk in front of Fred Winklemann, left, retired zoo director, and Harold Hayes, right, present zoo director.
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Annie, New Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 11 18 1948
Description: Standing around Annie, is, at right: Tim Harrington, city engineer and acting city manager; James Marshall, director of the city parks division, standing n...
Magazine or Periodical

The Great American Durbar

Date: 03 04 1905
Description: A political cartoon titled "The Great American Durbar", showing a parade of political characters featuring Theodore Roosevelt perched atop an elephant symb...
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National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs

Date: 06 28 1949
Description: Advisory board members of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs being entertained by the antics of a circus elephant in the Capitol park duri...
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McCormick-Deering Industrial 10-20 Tractor at Sells Floto Circus

Date: 08 05 1927
Description: A man uses a McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor to move a wagon at the Sells Floto circus. Next to the wagon, a man sits on an elephant, while thr...
Poster

Circus Poster

Date: 07 12
Description: Ringling Bros. and Barnun and Bailey combined shows poster, depicting wire walkers and other performers under a circus tent. "The only act of its kind" fea...
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Elephant Arriving at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 06 30 1950
Description: Three members of the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) guided a new elephant in front of a crowd gathered for the occasion. The zoo staff members are, from ...
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Crowd Watching Elephant Parade

Date: 1910
Description: A crowd watches a parade of people riding elephants down the street. A cable car and horse-drawn carts are nearby. Caption reads: "N.E. Cor. Square, Oskalo...
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Elephant at Vilas Zoo

Date: 06 30 1951
Description: Winkie, Vilas Zoo elephant, is being led to her summer quarters at the zoo with a large crowd looking on. She is being led by attendants, Gordon Sheets and...
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Winkie, Vilas Zoo Elephant

Date: 06 30 1951
Description: A crowd of children surround a man with a birthday cake while celebrating the first anniversary of Winkie the elephant's arrival at Vilas Zoo.

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