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| 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: | 12 20 1948 |
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| Description: | White and dark European fallow, and a Sika Nippon deer, at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) in Madison. |
| Date: | 12 20 1948 |
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| Description: | White Peking ducks from China, South American Muscovy ducks, and the wild mallards at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) in Madison. |
| Date: | 12 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Two Alaskan polar bears at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) in Madison. |
| Date: | 12 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Bison at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) in Madison. |
| Date: | 01 17 1949 |
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| Description: | A tiny four-month-old monkey, born at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), is huddling with it's mother behind bars. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Two young girls looking at the birdcages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Poster for picnic presented by the Gay Center at Vilas Park. Includes an image of a fox and telephone. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A woman stands on the running board of an International D-40 truck to feed a captive giraffe in transport. The giraffe is in a large crate on the bed of th... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Men stand around an International D-40 truck used to transport two giraffes. They are inside a large wooden crate on the back of the truck which is in a bu... |
| Date: | 06 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Three members of the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) guided a new elephant in front of a crowd gathered for the occasion. The zoo staff members are, from ... |
| Date: | 08 25 1950 |
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| Description: | Dale Coyler shown holding "Squeaky," a ring-tailed monkey from the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). He takes the monkey home with him on his days off to a... |
| Date: | 06 30 1951 |
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| Description: | Winkie, Vilas Zoo elephant, is being led to her summer quarters at the zoo with a large crowd looking on. She is being led by attendants, Gordon Sheets and... |
| Date: | 07 02 1951 |
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| Description: | Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) Director Harold D. Hayes posing with a newborn dromedary (one humped-camel). |
| Date: | 06 30 1951 |
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| Description: | A crowd of children surround a man with a birthday cake while celebrating the first anniversary of Winkie the elephant's arrival at Vilas Zoo. |
| Date: | 06 30 1951 |
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| Description: | Two men and Vilas Zoo Director Harold Hayes standing with group of children during the celebration of the first anniversary of Winkie the elephant's arriva... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard showing people viewing the bird cages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Caption reads: "Interesting Scenes at the Vilas Park... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Camel rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) for children, given free by Zor Temple Camel Patrol on Sunday afternoons during the summer. A number of... |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting by Jens von Sivers presented to the zoo by the Provident Savings and Loan Association. The painting shows children riding camels led by... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A watercolor painting by Jens von Silver presented to the zoo by the Rennebohm Drug Stores. The painting shows a child reaching up to feed an elephant at t... |
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