Historical materials, 1967-1998.

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Historical materials, 1967-1998.

Files on funding, legislative authorization, site selection, architectural planning, exhibit development, and related aspects of the planning and construction of the zoo. These files were compiled by zoo personnel and titled "Historical Materials."

4.8 cu. ft. (4 boxes and 2 partial boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314991

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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...

InterDesign, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area. Zoo Advisory Committee.

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David H. Scott Consultants, Inc.

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Dakota County (Minn.). Board of County Commissioners.

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