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| Date: | 10 05 1955 |
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| Description: | Children and adults gathered in front of the gorilla cages at the Washington Park Zoo to celebrate the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo. ... |
| Date: | 10 15 1955 |
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| Description: | Children leaning against a fence at the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo at the Washington Park Zoo. Several of the children are drinking... |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Children who came to the UNICO festival in Brittingham Park gather around a soap box derby car for a group portrait. The festival is sponsored by the Madis... |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, is led by zoo keepers to summer quarters with many children looking on during a party to celebrate Winkie's birthday and 2n... |
| Date: | 05 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Bob Dick, WIBA Radio Program Director, interviews Harold Hayes, Director of the Vilas Zoo, at the "coming out" party and birthday of Winkie the elephant. |
| Date: | 06 28 1952 |
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| Description: | A zoo keeper is standing beside Winkie, the Vilas Zoo elephant, as she is eating her "birthday cake" to celebrate her birthday and second anniversary at th... |
| Date: | 02 04 1978 |
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| Description: | "Whooping it up at the Snowmobile Dance at Firemen's Park." |
| Date: | 02 04 1978 |
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| Description: | "Parking lot at the Snowmobile Dance at Firemen's Park." |
| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Jack and Scott Stephenson enjoy ice cream treats at the party for Winkie the elephant at the Vilas Park Zoo. The occasion was the transfer of the elephant ... |
| Date: | 07 25 1961 |
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| Description: | Costumed Jimmy Mick (6) eating a long strand of molten marshmallow at the Hobo Party held in Wirth Ct. Park. |
| Date: | 07 25 1961 |
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| Description: | Soot-smudged Dorothy Phelan (3) eating a charcoal toasted marshmallow at the Wirth Ct. Park Hobo Party. |
| Date: | 07 25 1961 |
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| Description: | Kathy Ellis (4) is shown using an insulated stick to push her marshmallows over the fire at the Hobo Party at the Wirth Ct. playground. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Playground director, Phil Gottschalk, dressed as a cowboy, showing off his guns to young costumed onlookers at the recent Truax Field playground party. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Mike McKenna, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKenna, came to the party as Robin Hood. Prizes were awarded for the best costumes. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Santa Claus and some gypsies put in an appearance at the Truax Field Playground Costume Party. Santa was John Terry. |
| Date: | 08 16 1957 |
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| Description: | Mickey Toseff, 10, gives his brother Jeff, 3, a piggy-back ride at the Truax Field Playground Costume Party. |
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