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| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | A group of over twenty-six Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus elephants, standing on their rear legs with front legs resting on the elephant ahead. ... |
| 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: | 06 16 1944 |
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| Description: | Annie the Elephant at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), walking out of her winter indoor quarters. Annie died Feb. 24, 1948 and was replaced by a "new Ann... |
| Date: | 04 04 1947 |
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| Description: | Pictured are three elephants from Whitbeck Motion Pictures, California, and Robert Zimmerman, assistant secretary of state and board member of Circus Fans ... |
| Date: | 04 04 1947 |
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| Description: | Zor Shriners Band members serenading the Polack Brothers show elephants outside of the Parkway Theater, where they are performing. |
| Date: | 02 18 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 02 27 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 29 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 18 1948 |
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| Description: | "The new Annie the elephant, left, standing with her forefeet on the rail of her new home at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), greeting her juvenile public... |
| Date: | 11 18 1948 |
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| Description: | New Annie the elephant having her chains removed by attendents at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). |
| Date: | 11 18 1948 |
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| Description: | New Annie, the elephant at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), reaching her trunk through the bars. |
| Date: | 10 18 1948 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 11 18 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 28 1949 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of the history of the State of Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Shows a map of Wisconsin with many historical and themed elements. Image was created by w... |
| Date: | 12 14 1946 |
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| Description: | Menu, mounted on board, for a dinner of the Gridiron Club. Features a background menu image (by Clifford Berryman?) of a victorious elephant in boxing shor... |
| Date: | 12 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Two cartoons (by Clifford K. Berryman?) for the winter dinner of the Gridiron Club, each entitled, "Gridiron Forecast 1948": one of Thomas Dewey holding a ... |
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