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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Milwaukee County Zoo grounds nearing its completion. |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting by Jens von Sivers presented to the zoo by the Cuba Club, showing several camels in the yard in front of the camel barn at the Henry Vi... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A tourist map of Milwaukee County and of downtown Milwaukee. The Map of Milwaukee County identifies the location of some of the points of interests in the ... |
| Date: | 11 25 1960 |
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| Description: | Two Rhesus monkeys are still at large after about four months of freedom. Thirty-three monkeys escaped from a Vilas Park zoo cage on August 4, 1960. Zoo di... |
| Date: | 11 25 1960 |
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| Description: | "Two Rhesus monkeys are still at large after about four months of freedom. Thirty-three monkeys escaped from a Vilas Park zoo cage on August 4, 1960. Zoo d... |
| Date: | 01 11 1961 |
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| Description: | Two orangutans clinging to one another inside an enclosure at the Vilas 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: | 04 24 1963 |
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| Description: | A baby llama born on April 18th standing with her mother, Eloise, while entertaining visitors at the Henry Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 02 04 1964 |
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| Description: | The Vilas Park Zoo is reopened after being closed for six months for redecorating the lion house. |
| Date: | 02 04 1964 |
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| Description: | Sicilian donkey at the Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 07 23 1964 |
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| Description: | Mother tiger sniffing her five-day old sleeping infant twins. The tigers are living at the Henry Vilas zoo. |
| Date: | 09 03 1964 |
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| Description: | Two 10-month-old jaguar cubs, a male and a female, are the latest additions to Vilas Park Zoo. |
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