Zoo Ride, Inc. (monorail) files, 1975-1986.

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Zoo Ride, Inc. (monorail) files, 1975-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122425541

Administrative and financial files documenting the history of Zoo Ride, Inc. (monorail), particularly its legal difficulties. Includes minutes of the board of directors (1975-1985), consultant files and reports (1976-1980), insurance, financial and legal documents (1977-1985), performance specifications (1974), and contracts with UMI [Universal Mobility, Inc.] (1977-1983).

2.0 cu. ft. (18 folders and 1 volume in 2 partial boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6710648

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Zoo Ride, Inc.

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Minnesota State Zoological Board

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In August, 1977, the zoo captured two beluga whales in the Churchill River near Hudson's Bay, Canada. The two whales, a male named Big Mouth and a female named Little Girl, were the major attractions when the zoo opened in 1978. In 1984, Big Mouth injured his jaw while chewing on a feeding platform or water pipe; x-rays in May, 1986, showed the infection had moved into the bone. On July 10, 1986, surgery was performed to shorten and reconstruct his jaw. The zoo announced on April 15, 1987 that B...

Universal Mobility, Inc. (UMI).

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