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Merry Go Round
1932
A man wearing a hat pushes a rig similar to a horse mill to give four children a ride on a merry go round in the Columbus Park. The children are seated on swings suspended on chains from overhead b...
Vilas Park Carousel
circa 1960 -- 1969
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 background on the right.
We Saw You . . . at New Carousel
June 21, 1958
Children ride horses on the new merry-go-round at Vilas Park. The grand opening for the merry-go-round occurred on June 21, 1958.
We Saw You . . . at New Carousel
June 21, 1958
Two young girls having their first ride on the new merry-go-round at Vilas Park. The grand opening for the merry-go-round was held on June 21, 1958.
We Saw You . . . at New Carousel
June 21, 1958
A young girl taking her first ride, with assistance from her father, on a horse on the new merry-go-round in Vilas Park. The grand opening for the merry-go-round occurred on June 21, 1958.
Vilas Park Carousel
circa 1960-1969
View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
