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Tiger at the Henry Vilas Zoo
circa 2010-2019
View through fence of a tiger walking along a path in an enclosure at the zoo.
Giraffes at the Zoo
1967
Children and adults are leaning against a railing watching a group of giraffes at the zoo.
Tiger with Her Babies
July 23, 1964
Mother tiger sniffing her five-day old sleeping infant twins. The tigers are living at the Henry Vilas zoo.
Vilas Zoo Tiger
December 12, 1960
A man in front of a tiger in a cage at the Vilas Park Zoo.
Tiger Cubs at Henry Vilas Zoo
May 25, 1932
Tiger cubs, Apollo and Hercules, standing in a cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), purchased through a fund drive by The Capital Times and RKO theaters.
Tiger Cubs at Henry Vilas Zoo
May 25, 1932
Tiger cubs, Apollo and Hercules, reclining in a cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), purchased with a fund drive by "The Capital Times" and RKO theaters.
