57 Slides | Historical Photos

Lincoln Park Zoo

Historical photos of the Lincoln Park Zoo.

Bird of Prey exhibits

Courtesy of Chicago Public Library, Chicago Park District Archive
Mark & Fran Rosenthal, Zoo Rookery, 1954

Photo courtesy of Harry Rosenthal
Fran & Mark Rosenthal at Elk exhibit, 1956

Courtesy of Harry Rosenthal
Animal Keeper Caryn Schrenzel with Maned wolf

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Bushman, lowland gorilla arrives at Lincoln Park Zoo, 1930

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Director Marlin Perkins with parrot

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Assistant Director Lear Grimmer with animal keeper staff

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Original traveling zoo

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New traveling zoo bus

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Senior keeper Roy Smith holding pup on traveling zoo

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Original traveling zoo trailer parked outside of Lion House

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Marlin Perkins with Furlanetta a gift of Udine, Italy, 1950

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Zoo Parade television show with Jim Hurlbut & Marlin Perkins, 1949

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Marlin Perkins & keepers with snake

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Alligators in the Reptile House basement

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Alfred Parker (in hat) & animal dealer Louis Ruhe, 1920

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Animal keeper Marge Seymour with polar bear Miki-luk, 1976

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Tranquilized polar bear Mike being prepared for tooth surgery

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Zoo veterinarian Dr. Eric Maschgan (holding rope) with polar bear Mike

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Marlin Perkins & Mayor Richard J. Daley with brown bear gift from West Berlin, 1961

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Animal keeper Harvey Carlisle with Sloth bear, 1949

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Bird of Prey exhibits

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Sea lion pool, 1889

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Animal keeper Joe Wilson with Golden eagle

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Animal keepers holding Jabiru stork, 1937

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Bactrian camels arriving at zoo, 1908

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Zoo director Alfred Park with chimpanzee Skippy, 1920

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Children’s Zoo staff & guest at chimpanzee tea party

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Animal keeper Pat Sass with chimpanzees Gigi & Eve and Orangutan Sibo, 1980

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Zoo director Cy DeVry with Orangutan, 1903

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Zoo foreman Richard Auer with lion cubs, 1941

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Marlin Perkins & Zoologist Rodman Tedrick with jaguar cubs

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Zoo director Alfred Parker with Two Guns White Calf

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Visitors view bear exhibits

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Animal keeper Henry Hunterman with leopard, 1930

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Animal keeper with Bactrian camel & baby, 1930

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Zoo director Alfred Parker with elephant Deed-A-Day, 1937

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Animal keeper with Orangutan

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Fran & Mark Rosenthal in Children’s Zoo, 1954

Courtesy of Harry Rosenthal
Zoo director Cy DeVry with elephants Prince & Princess, 1903

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Supervisor Dee Schwartz with koala, 1996

Courtesy of Mark Rosenthal
Assistant director Saul Kitchener weighing gorilla, 1976

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Zoologist Don Nickon feeding a lowland gorilla

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Curator of Reptiles Ed Almandarz with rattlesnake

Courtesy of Mark Rosenthal
Zoo director Lester Fisher with oral surgeon Harold Firfer & Otto gorilla, 1976

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Animal keeper Paul Dittambl (on right) moves Judy out of her winter home, 1950

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Zoo director Lester Fisher with animal keeper staff

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Lion at feeding time

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Senior keeper Bill Fettke & Zoologist Don Nickon feeding tigers

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Animal keeper Richard Richert feeds tiger in zoo nursery

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Zoologist Don Nickon with baby monkey

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon with African elephant

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon with young gorilla

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon making signs

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon with mother & baby gazelle

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon with your tiger

Courtesy of Don Nickon
Zoologist Don Nickon with opossum

Courtesy of Don Nickon

Lincoln Park Zoo aka Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens is a 35-acre zoo in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the United States.

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