Parks and Recreation: Mesker Park Zoo
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Alligator Pool
Alligator resting next to pool; c. 1935 (Miscellaneous Collection)
Bear Den
Family of bears in the den; c. 1935 (Miscellaneous Collection)
Bear Den
Visitors observing bears in the zoo's first den; dated 1929 (Knecht 1655)
Bear Den
Construction of the bear exhibit; photo dated August 22, 1931 (Knecht 1481)
Bear Den
Photo dated 1938 (Knecht 1219)
Bear Den
Photo dated 1938 (Knecht 1449)
Bison
Photo dated October 11, 1936 (Knecht 1459)
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)
Camel
Hadi, a camel donated by the Hadi Shriners; photo dated 1936 (Knecht 1439)
Camel
Hadi arrives at the zoo in 1936 (Knecht 1583)
Culver School Students
Visiting the zoo in March 1938; Kay the Elephant and trainer Robert McGraw stand in the background (Knecht 1588)
Elephant Ride
Kay the Elephant entertains children; photo dated June 4, 1929 (Knecht 1740)
Karl Kae Knecht
Courier photographer and columnist examines zoo artifacts; photo dated 1929 (Knecht 1783)
Kay the Elephant
Kay is behind bars inside her shelter; c. 1935 (Knecht 5767)
Kay the Elephant
Trainer Bob McGraw filing the elephant's toe nails; c. 1930s (Steinback 13)