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| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Winkie, the elephant from Vilas Park Zoo, is led by her keepers from indoor winter quarters to her large outdoor elephant yard. This is the 4th annual "com... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Ralph H. Bonnell, delegate from the Republican Party of Massachusetts, admires the GOP mascot, an elephant, with another unidentified man at the Republican... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Three elephants on the side of the road near Holloway Farm. Two of the elephants are chained together. They may have been circus animals going from one tow... |
| Date: | 11 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Charles Carthright of Oregon was named the winner of "Parade Magazine's" election year contest to name the Republican elephant. Her winning entry was ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of circus parade with "UNITED STATES" tableau wagon passing through a crowded street intersection. |
| Date: | 06 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Winkie, the Vilas Park elephant, attending a celebration of her third birthday. Attendants accompanying Winkie are Tom Frisch, extreme left; Zoo director H... |
| Date: | 02 13 1964 |
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| Description: | Gary Rupp of Farmington, Michigan, an aide to the bear trainer for the William Kay Shrine Circus, relaxing after finishing chores for the opening of the ci... |
| Date: | 01 1963 |
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| Description: | View of a man riding an elephant on a ridge overlooking a beach with the sun setting in the background. Other men are standing nearby. Below, several boats... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Governor Vernon Thompson (left) has his hand on the trunk of an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. The elephant is draped with a banner that rea... |
| Date: | 08 05 1927 |
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| Description: | View across field towards a man sitting on an elephant on the left, and a man sitting on a tractor on the right pulling a wagon. The elephant is hitched to... |
| Date: | 08 05 1927 |
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| Description: | View across grounds towards a man on a tractor on the right, and a man with an elephant on the left. The elephant is hitched to the back of the tractor wit... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Two women and five children are leaning on or sitting on a railing watching the elephants at the zoo. |
| Date: | 12 1927 |
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| Description: | "Sahara" truck preceded by men riding two elephants near coconut trees in a village in the Sahara desert. In the background is the roof of a large, perhaps... |
| Date: | 12 1927 |
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| Description: | Man are riding two elephants in the yard of large, tropical estate. On the right is an International truck. In the background is a large building. |
| Date: | 12 1927 |
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| Description: | A man is standing in front of a "Sahara" truck. On the left are men sitting on two elephants. Coconut trees are in the background. |
| Date: | 06 29 1928 |
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| Description: | Two men are sitting on an elephant. A crowd of people are in the background. A ladder is lying in the foregound. |
| Date: | 12 23 1958 |
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| Description: | Winkie the elephant at the Henry Vilas Zoo enjoys the Christmas Tree in the lion cage next to his cage. A father and daughter watch as Winkie reaches for t... |
| Date: | 02 20 1923 |
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| Description: | Five people are posing around an elephant in front of a large tree. Two people are standing next to the elephant, one man is the mahout sitting at the elep... |
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