Parks and Recreation: Mesker Park Zoo
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Bunny the Elephant
Bunny and Dynamite the pony rehearse for act at Mesker Zoo; trainers are Louis Rhoades (right) and Jack Thompson (background); photo dated April 1, 1961 (Knecht 691)
Culver School Students
Visiting the zoo in March 1938; Kay the Elephant and trainer Robert McGraw stand in the background (Knecht 1588)
Karl Kae Knecht
Courier photographer and columnist examines zoo artifacts; photo dated 1929 (Knecht 1783)
Kay the Elephant
William Emery, superintendent of animals, stands next to Kay; photo dated June 6, 1935 (Knecht 1815)