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| Description: | A circus lion, covered by soapy lather, is bathed in a free-standing bathtub inside a cage. |
| Date: | 05 08 1933 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Mrs. Emma Winkelman holding a lion cub on her lap. |
| Date: | 10 05 1931 |
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| Description: | Two men are presenting a radio to a boy, Phillip Harris, as an award for naming the Vilas Zoo lion cubs. The names were "Thor" and "Yama." Left to right in... |
| Date: | 09 11 1930 |
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| Description: | Orpheum player at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) standing in front of lion cage. |
| Date: | 11 06 1941 |
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| Description: | King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul... |
| Date: | 11 06 1941 |
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| Description: | King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul... |
| Date: | 07 16 1972 |
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| Description: | Metal lion head decoration seen at various entrances of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 12 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Duchess, the lioness at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), with two newborn cubs, born November 5th. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of the two-story Girard, Pennsylvania home of Dan Rice (1/23/1823 – 2/22/1900), entertainer and circus performer widely regarded as "America's most fa... |
| Date: | 07 31 1952 |
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| Description: | A 2-year old lioness was purchased from a San Francisco firm by the Madison Lions Club and presented to the city of Madison as a gift. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Side view of an International C-1 truck owned by Donald Ker, a professional big game hunter, of Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. A slain lion rests on the ground in... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | View of a man in a red jacket holding paint brushes and a palette while standing atop a truck trailer. The side of the trailer is painted with a mural of f... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | In this scene still from the 1911 Selig silent film "Back to the Primitive," a group of four men dressed for safari (pith helmets, jungle jackets, puttees)... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | The ornate entrance to the building where the bey (chieftain) holds court in Bardo, Tunis. Carved stone lions are perched on both side of the staircase. Co... |
| Date: | 08 12 1961 |
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| Description: | Two young boys watching the lions at Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison. |
| Date: | 12 02 1965 |
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| Description: | A three-month old male mountain lion is added to the Henry Vilas Park Zoo, according to zoo director, Alvie Nelson. He is the first offspring of a pair of ... |
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| Description: | Gisholt Sales Safari drawing depicting a man wearing a suit and a safari hat carrying a briefcase on a stick over his shoulder. He has a hand over his eyes... |
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| Description: | Drawing depicting the Gisholt Sales Safari man using "Tact" to keep a gorilla happy. The man, who is sweating and holding something in his hand as an offer... |
| Date: | 10 30 1958 |
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| Description: | View through bars of a lion sleeping in a cage at Vilas Park Zoo. |
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