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Dyers Shoe Store Political Window

Date: 10 07 1936
Description: Dyers Shoe Store, at 109 State Street, with a display window featuring men's shoes, and the words: "Comfortable shoes satisfy all parties," and "Give your ...
Photograph

Annie, the Elephant

Date: 05 20 1932
Description: Children watching Miss Annie, an Indian elephant at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Annie died Feb. 24, 1948 and was replaced by a "new Annie."
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Elephant Riders in the Congo

Date: 1938
Description: Four Congolese men ride elephants in the African Congo. An International "Jungle Yacht" is on the street in the background and an International Harvester a...
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Elephant Rider in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: The grill of an International truck with an African man riding an elephant in the background. The truck was built by International Harvester for Commander ...
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Adele Nelson's Dancing Elephants

Date: 11 09 1934
Description: Adele Nelson's Dancing Elephants. Three elephants (one with a dog standing on top of it) stand at the side of an International truck. There is a large barn...
Book or Pamphlet

Henry Vilas Park Zoo: An Instructive Book on the Origin and Habits of Animals

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of book, with an illustration of an elephant on the front.

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