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Stanley Herrling Farm

Date: 06 06 1961
Description: Brothers Greg, left, and Mark Herrling drive a four-wheel buggy pulled by two ponies down a driveway with the family home visible in the background. This i...
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Stanley Herrling Farm

Date: 06 06 1961
Description: Stanley Herrling pulling in a rainbow trout from the trout pond. This is one of a series of photographs of a rural Cross Plains farm which was purchased 6 ...
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Twelve Annual World Championship Rodeo

Date: 07 28 1961
Description: Ray Risch, Edgerton, participates in the bareback bronco competition at the 12th annual World Championship Rodeo at the Holmes No-Oaks Ranch on Syene Rd.
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Animal Watching at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 08 12 1961
Description: Two young boys watching the lions at Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison.
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Animal Watching at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 08 12 1961
Description: A group of people watching the animals at the Vilas Park Zoo, a popular summer pastime in Madison.
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McCaskill's Azur Arab Horse Ranch

Date: 05 08 1962
Description: Mike McCaskill (12) riding his mare, Warpaint, at the 300 acre McCaskill Azur Arab Horse Ranch.
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McCaskill's Azur Arab Horse Ranch

Date: 05 09 1962
Description: The Bill McCaskill family and some of their stock at the 300 acre Azur Arab Horse Ranch.
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Newly Opened Vilas Park Lion House

Date: 02 04 1964
Description: The Vilas Park Zoo is reopened after being closed for six months for redecorating the lion house.
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Vilas Park Zoo's Sicilian Donkey

Date: 02 04 1964
Description: Sicilian donkey at the Vilas Park Zoo.
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New Holy Name Seminary at 702 S. High Point Road

Date: 09 15 1964
Description: The new $3 million Holy Name Seminary, located at 702. S. High Point Road in Madison, is ready for its first class of 205 students.
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Vilas Park Zoo Adds Yaks and Hornbills Thanks to Gift from Monona Grove Civics Club

Date: 03 11 1965
Description: The Henry Vilas Zoo now has three yaks and two hornbills for the first time thanks to a gift from the Monona Grove Civics Club. The Tibetan yaks are about ...
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Vilas Zoo Animals

Date: 08 07 1965
Description: A Grizzly bear is sticking its nose out between the steel bars of a cage at Vilas Park Zoo.
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Vilas Zoo Animals

Date: 08 07 1965
Description: A little girl in a puffy dress is peering through the fence for a look onto Monkey Island.
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Vilas Zoo Animals

Date: 08 07 1965
Description: The original caption states: "This South American Mountain Tapir from Ecuador prancing about his new home at the zoo, where he and his mate made their firs...

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