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Lioness At Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 07 31 1952
Description: A 2-year old lioness was purchased from a San Francisco firm by the Madison Lions Club and presented to the city of Madison as a gift.
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Vilas Park Zoo Camel Rides

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Zor Shrine members Leo Blaschka of Cambridge and Larry J. Ochigle of Madison preparing the saddle on a camel for children's rides at Madison's Vilas Park Z...
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Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

Date: 08 03 1953
Description: Kurt Gerhart offering some grass to a rabbit at the Vilas Park Zoo.
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Buffalo at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 06 14 1955
Description: Close-up of a buffalo in Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
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Zor Shrine Clowns

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Zor Shrine clowns at Madison's Vilas Park Zoo.
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"Easter Bunnies" Display at Vilas Zoo

Date: 04 16 1954
Description: Rabbits in a special exhibit at Vilas Zoo.
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Lion at Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 10 30 1958
Description: View through bars of a lion sleeping in a cage at Vilas Park Zoo.
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Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

Date: 08 03 1953
Description: Katherine Bird of Winnetka, Illinois, offering some grass to two deer at the Vilas Park Zoo.
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Pony Rides

Date: 1950
Description: Children on pony rides at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Mother and Baby Camel

Date: 05 1950
Description: A Zor Shrine camel and its newly born baby at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Camels' Day at Vilas Zoo

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: A five-day-old camel is introduced to the crowd during Camels' Day at Henry Vilas Zoo.
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Zoo Keeper Dale Coyier Washes a Cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Zookeeper Dale Coyier, 2239 Myrtle Street, washes down a monkey cage at the Henry Vilas Zoo. A sign on the cage states "Please help keep these animals heal...
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Camels' Day at Vilas Zoo

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Frank Wheeler of Muscoda, a 103-year-old member of the Zor Shrine Temple, takes a camel ride during the annual Camels' Day at Vilas Zoo. The event was spon...
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Harold D. Hayes with Baby Camel

Date: 07 02 1951
Description: Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) Director Harold D. Hayes posing with a newborn dromedary (one humped-camel).
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Vilas Park Zoo Camel Rides

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Zor Shrine members with their camels at Madison's Vilas Park Zoo. The shriners give rides to children every Sunday morning on their camels, housed at the z...
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Henry Vilas Zoo Animals Keep Active in the Winter

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Animals at the Henry Vilas Zoo keep active during winter weather.
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Winkie The Elephant's 4th Annual Zoo Party

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Winkie, the elephant from Vilas Park Zoo, is led by her keepers from indoor winter quarters to her large outdoor elephant yard. This is the 4th annual "com...
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Monkey Island

Date: 1959
Description: Monkey Island, a popular attraction at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). It was built in the 1930s as a WPA project and modeled after one in the Hagen...
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Baby Bison and Mother at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 11 20 1958
Description: Two new baby bison pose with their mother at the Henry Vilas Park zoo. One baby was born on October 12th and the other on November 12th.
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Keeping Animals Healthy at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 12 10 1958
Description: Harold Hayes, zoo director, and veterinarian Dr. A.M. McDonald discuss findings shown under the microscope at the Henry Vilas Zoo.

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