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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Sheila, 4 and Terry Amerson, 18 months, ride on the back of a giant tortoise at the Children's Zoo in Brookfield Zoo.

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(Tribune archive photo / August 13, 1953)

Sheila, 4 and Terry Amerson, 18 months, ride on the back of a giant tortoise at the Children's Zoo in Brookfield Zoo.