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Sid with Clay Model of Sambo

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Description: Sid posing with a clay model of Sambo, one of the Milwaukee County Zoo's gorillas during the 1950s. Sid is wearing a suit and has a cigar in his mouth. Beh...
Map or Atlas

Central Wisconsin

Date: 1962
Description: This colored map represents "Tour #2" of a series of driving tours of the state published by the Sperry & Hutchinson Company, in order to "help you enjoy W...
Photograph

Primate Sign at the Vilas Zoo

Date: 10 27 2014
Description: A painted sign at the zoo featuring various primates with their arms spread out wide. Behind the sign are trees and a building.
Photograph

Tiger at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 10 27
Description: View through fence of a tiger walking along a path in an enclosure at the zoo.
Photograph

Feeding the Goats at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A man is kneeling on the ground feeding two goats from bottles in a fenced enclosure. Just behind the goats is a woman is standing and holding a young chil...
Photograph

Feeding Donkeys at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A man is feeding two donkeys grass, while a woman is standing next to a child who is sitting on top of a fence watching the donkeys eat.
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Girl Feeding Rabbit at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A girl is sitting on the ground feeding an albino rabbit from her hand.
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Family Feeding Rabbits at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and a man are kneeling on the ground watching their young daughter feeding two albino rabbits.
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Holding a Rabbit at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: A man is holding a gray rabbit, while a woman and her daughter are looking at the rabbit.
Photograph

Feeding Deer at Aqualand

Date: 1967
Description: View from inside fenced enclosure of a buck standing near a fence. On the other side of the fence a man and woman are kneeling on the ground next to a youn...
Book or Pamphlet

Henry Vilas Park Zoo: An Instructive Book on the Origin and Habits of Animals

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of book, with an illustration of an elephant on the front.
Map or Atlas

Henry Vilas Park Zoo Map

Date: 1931
Description: Fold-out map of the zoo inside a publication titled: "The Master Plan For Henry Vilas Park Zoo." Includes Lake Wingra, the lagoon, and the playground.
Book or Pamphlet

Henry Vilas Park Zoo Map

Date: 11 1964
Description: Fold-out map of the zoo inside a publication titled: "Henry Vilas Park Zoo: An Instructive Book on the Origin and Habits of Animals." Includes Lake Wingra,...
Photograph

Zoomobile

Date: 1967
Description: Children and adults are riding in the zoomobile. The driver is speaking through a microphone as they pass the bear enclosures.
Photograph

Boy Feeding a Llama

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy is feeding a llama through a wire fence.
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Giraffes at the Zoo

Date: 1967
Description: Children and adults are leaning against a railing watching a group of giraffes at the zoo.
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Elephants at the Zoo

Date: 1967
Description: Two women and five children are leaning on or sitting on a railing watching the elephants at the zoo.
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Aviary

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Description: Children and adults are observing the various birds, including flamingos, in the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
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Pelicans and Flamingos

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Description: A pelican is eating a fish from a pond in the aviary at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Flamingos are standing around the pond behind the pelican.
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Children Looking at Elephant

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Description: A line of children and one woman are leaning against a fence to look at an elephant at the Milwaukee Zoo.

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