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St. Michael Lutheran Church, La Grange Park, IL.

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St. Michael Lutheran Church, - 31st Street at Sherwood Road,- La Grange Park, IL.,- One A-Half Miles West of Brookfield Zoo, One-Half Mile East of U.S. 45

Bear Pit, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago's Zoological Garden

Amusements; Animals; Bears; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: One of the six BEAR DENS at the Chicago Zoological Park, Brookfield.The stone formation are of sculpted rock work and are surrounded by a moat, preventing the escape of the animals and yet...

Bear Pit, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Animals; Bears; Parks; Zoos;

Bird House, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Animals; Birds; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: Bird House The bird collection includes birds gathered from all over the world, the mountains, deserts, the oceans and the arctic seas- including the smallest birds, the humming birds, and...

Elephants, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Animals; Elephants; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: This Zoo includes the largest collection of the large land animals in the of any zoo in the country. There are herds of African and Indian elephants, rhinoceros, and the only baby rhinoceros...

Giant Panda, Chicago

Amusements; Animals; Pandas; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: The Giant Panda captured in Southwest China by Mrs. Wm. Harkness and presented to Brookfield Zoo.

Giraffes, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Animals; Giraffes; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: Giraffes Several giraffes of two species are shown here and young of both kinds have been born here.

Mountain Goat and Monkey Island, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Animals; Goats; Monkeys; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: Monkey Island Here a collection of North African wild sheep, Barbary Sheep and about one hundred African baboons are shown.

Restaurant, The Chicago Zoological Park at Brookfield, Illinois

Amusements; Parks; Restaurants, lunch rooms, etc.; Zoos;

back of card: Restaurant Here light lunches and refreshments may be had every day in the year, situated near one of the largest collections of wild animals ever accumulated in the world.

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Celebes Ape, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Apes; Monkeys; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: The short-tailed Celebes ape is actually a macaque monkey, related to the pig-tailed monkey. The head crest is one of several unusually prominent body features in this species.

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Copperhead, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Parks; Snakes; Zoos;

back of card: Copperhead A venemous pit-viper of the eastern United States.Its color and pattern conceal it on the forest floor.The heat-sensitive pit is between the nostril and eye.

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Entrance, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago's Zoological Garden

Amusements; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: South Entrance To The Chicago Zoological Park between 33rd and 34th Street, Brookfield, a suburb of Chicago.It is of Italian Peasant style of architecture with beautiful ornamental iron gates....

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Gorilla, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Gorillas; Monkeys; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: In spite of their awe-inspiring appearance, gorillas are peaceful vegetarians.Like the orang, gorillas are in serious danger of extinction.

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Greetings from BROOKFIELD Illinois

large letter card from Brookfield with selected views of the city within the letters.

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Mandrill, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Monkeys; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: The most colorful of all monkeys is the mature male mandrill.The vivid facial pattern serves to distinguish a big male from other members of his troop.

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Orang-Utan, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Monkeys; Orangutan; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: Orang-Utan, one of man's closest relatives.U.S. zoos are cooperating in a captive breeding program for this endangered species.Less than 4,000 orangs now exist in their southeast Asia homeland....

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Riverside - Brookfield High School, Illinois

High schools; School buildings -- Illinois;

Riverside - Brookfield High School One of the outstanding high schools in the western suburban areas serving the towns of Riverside and Brookfield, Illinois.

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Dall Sheep, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Parks; Sheep; Zoos;

back of card: A snowy home at Brookfield Zoo is much like the natural situation for Dall Sheep.The winter fur of these North American sheep is one of the best insulating coats known among mammals.

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Owl, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Birds; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: At Brookfield Zoo visitors see the screech owl and other nocturnal species when the animals are wide awake.The trick is reversal of the day-night light cycle in special areas of the zoo.

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Sand Cat, Brookfield Zoo

Amusements; Animals; Cats; Parks; Zoos;

back of card: Sand Cat This sand cat, from the deserts and barren rocky wastes of south-central Asia, is one of several rare and interesting felines the visitor can watch and enjoy at Brookfield Zoo.