Brookfield Zoo celebrates 75 years

Vintage pictures from Brookfield Zoo that opened July 1, 1934. Also, check out more recent images of the zoo here.
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Karen Steenhoff, 3, of Elmhurst gets a preview of the world's smallest antelope at the Brookfield Zoo. Behind Karen is Will Huizinga, head keeper at the zoo.

World's smallest

(Tribune archive photo / November 11, 1956)

Karen Steenhoff, 3, of Elmhurst gets a preview of the world's smallest antelope at the Brookfield Zoo. Behind Karen is Will Huizinga, head keeper at the zoo.