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Publication Information
| Date Created | 1940 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Vilas Park Zoo Scene
1940
Scene at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) showing bear pits. Caption reads: "Zoo at Vilas Park, Madison, Wisconsin."
Watching the Wild Animals at the Vilas Park Zoo
1915
Early souvenir postcard with families watching the caged animals at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "Watching the Wild Animals at the Vilas Park Zoo, Madison, Wis."
Henry Vilas Zoo
1940
A postcard of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) depicting aquatic fowl, with an inset of a sea lion on a rock. Caption reads: "At the Zoo, Madison, Wis." The caption on the back of the card rea...
Scene at Vilas Park Zoo
1915
Early souvenir postcard of the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo), with a camel in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scene at Vilas Park Zoo, Madison, Wis."
Polar Bear Cage at Henry Vilas Zoo
June 5, 1947
Jane and Jone Johnson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson of Black River Falls, in front of the Polar Bear cage at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
