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| Date: | 06 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Winkie, the Vilas Park elephant, attending a celebration of her third birthday. Attendants accompanying Winkie are Tom Frisch, extreme left; Zoo director H... |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Kurt Gerhart offering some grass to a rabbit at the Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Katherine Bird of Winnetka, Illinois, offering some grass to two deer at the Vilas Park Zoo. |
| 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: | 08 12 1961 |
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| Description: | A group of people watching the animals at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison. |
| Date: | 08 12 1961 |
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| Description: | A family watching the prairie dogs at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison. |
| Date: | 08 12 1961 |
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| Description: | A young boy sticking his head through the fence while watching the animals at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer visiting spot in Madison. |
| Date: | 10 20 1961 |
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| Description: | Several men and women patients from Mendota State Hospital are watching the bears at the Vilas Park Zoo. A volunteer took them for the outing in her person... |
| Date: | 07 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of clowns standing beside and on a car decorated with the Zor Shriners logo. On the front of the car a large horn labeled "Zor Shrine" is mo... |
| Date: | 01 08 1965 |
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| Description: | The new master plan for the Henry Vilas park and zoo is reviewed by Atty. George F. Lange, president of the Henry Vilas Zoological Society, Inc. and Mrs. G... |
| Date: | 04 13 1965 |
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| Description: | Al Schurch, Mr. Horeb, captain of the Zor Shrine Camel patrol, presents a donation to Paul Hartung, president of the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce for... |
| Date: | 08 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A little girl in a puffy dress is peering through the fence for a look onto Monkey Island. |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards Sid, wearing a white coat, white hat, and boots, standing beside an elephant while holding a shovel in his right hand with his r... |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w... |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards Sid, wearing a white coat, white hat, and boots, standing beside an elephant while holding a shovel in his right hand with his r... |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w... |
| Date: | 05 01 1966 |
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| Description: | Paul Arms touching the nose of a donkey through a fence at the Vilas Park Zoo as his sister Rita looks on. |
| Date: | 05 01 1966 |
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| Description: | The Arms family posing together in front of an animal enclosure at Vilas Park Zoo. From left to right are Lewis Arms, and his children Paul Arms, Mamie Arm... |
| Date: | 06 10 1958 |
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| Description: | Grandfather L. J. Padgham, Schroeder Road, spends time at Vilas Park with his grandchildren (L-R) Jody (2) and Patti (4 1/2), daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jac... |
| Date: | 12 10 1958 |
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| Description: | Smokey the monkey is coaxed by veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald and Harold Hayes, zoo director, to have an examination at the Henry Vilas Zoo. |
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