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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: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Mother lion cradling her cub at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "Madonna and Child at the Madison, Wis., Zoo." |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Caricature of General Nathaniel Lyon that, when viewed horizontally, looks like a lion. Text above reads: "Gen. Lyon, of Missouri." Caption to the right re... |
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| Description: | View of a caged lion couple. The female lion is roaring or yawning with her tongue stuck out. |
| 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: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Loewen Bräu (Lion Brew) Beer, United States Brewing Co." The label features the silh... |
| 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: | 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: | 07 08 1936 |
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| Description: | Farewell dinner menu in the form of a house decorated with folk art painting and trim, and a man and a woman in traditional dress perched at the two open w... |
| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing titled, "Fish Tales (The Truth is Irrelevant, A Lie Well Told Lives Forever)." Sid adds the following words to describe the... |
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