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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Camel Rides at the Zoo

Date: 1970
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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Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1960
Description: Colorful locomotive pulling several cars full of children at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Although referred to as the "Kiddie Train," the caption ...
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Polar Bears at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of two polar bears in their enclosure at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). A crowd is gathered behind the fence, and in the far backgroun...
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Monkey House

Date: 1970
Description: View of Monkey House. On the lawn are flamingos, and in the background is a bear at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Photograph taken by Edwin Proctor. To...
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Leopard Cage

Date: 1940
Description: Leopard in a cage at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Kiddie Train

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the kiddie train at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). The train was donated by the Madison Lions Club and operated from 1953-1968...
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Camel Ride

Date: 1960
Description: A young girl and another child riding a camel led by a Zor Shriner at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). In the background the Zor Booster Band is in a...
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Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 1940
Description: A postcard of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) depicting aquatic fowl, with an inset of a sea lion on a rock. Caption reads: "At the Zoo, Madison, Wis....
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Pony Rides

Date: 1950
Description: Children on pony rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Caged Lions

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Description: View of a caged lion couple. The female lion is roaring or yawning with her tongue stuck out.
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Bison at Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: View of two bison grazing on weeds behind a tall wire fence in Irvine Park. Caption reads: "Bison at Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Kiddie Train, Vilas Park Zoo

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Description: View of people riding the Kiddie Train at the Vilas Park Zoo. People behind the train are standing and watching the train near a fence, and there is a came...
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Vollrath Bowl

Date: 07 18 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Vollrath Bowl, Sheboygan, Wis." The land was donated in 1917 by the Vollrath heirs and the construction of the Vollrath Park Zoo was ...

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