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Finding Aid of the Milwaukee Journal Stations Records > Subject Guide

Milwaukee County Zoo

1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966

Month/Day/Year: June 17, 1960

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Chimpanzees at the zoo play the part of bored school "children" on summer vacation. The chimps play in their room in the Monkey House while people watch.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 8, 1960

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Zoo secretary Marion Gritzmacher takes care of Gordon the Monkey at home at night.  The camera follows them home to see how Gordon behaves.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 12, 1960

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a three part series on the progress of the new Milwaukee County Zoo.  Footage of the Primate House, Monkey Island, Monkey House, and the Black Bear Den.  Richard Waystedt and George Speidel are shown. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 13, 1960

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a three part series on the progress of the new Milwaukee County Zoo.  Scenes from many of the zoo's new buildings including the Lion House, the Pachyderm House, and the Giraffe House.  Zoo Director George Speidel is shown.   

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 14, 1960

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three of a three part series on the progress of the new Milwaukee County Zoo.  Footage of animal quarters, buildings that are almost finished, and the men working on them.  Zoo Director George Speidel and Zookeeper Chester Cholke are shown along with Reggie the Alaskan moose.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 27, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of the baby lions at the new zoo.  The lion cubs are shown with their parents in the new Feline House.  The lions play and eat while people watch them.   

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: February 10, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of chimpanzees playing with a mock-up of a rocket at the new Milwaukee County Zoo. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: March 9, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The two new puma cubs at the zoo are spotlighted and humorous advice on how to spot a mountain lion in your own backyard is given.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: April 28, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Badger Meter Foundation President James Wright formally presents the new Milwaukee County Zoo with three Siberian tigers. The presentation was done with three stuffed tigers - the real ones have not arrived yet. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: May 8, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment focuses on the new Milwaukee County Zoo.  Included in the segment are shots of gorillas and landscaping within the zoo.  Zoo Director George Speidel gives a brief statement.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: May 9, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment focuses on the many kinds of wildlife, such as bears, birds, and ducks, in the zoo.  Assistant Zoo Director Robert Bullerman and staff are shown feeding the animals.   

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: May 10, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment discusses the grand opening of the Milwaukee County Zoo.  The Lion House is featured. Zoo Director George Speidel comments on the numerous benefits the new zoo will bring to Milwaukee.   

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: May 11, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The segment focuses on the new Milwaukee County Zoo and shows the Elephant House and Reggie the Alaskan moose.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: July 17, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a four part series on the zoo.  A progress report on the construction of the zoo is given.  The train is running, the monkeys and lions inhabit their new homes, the Giraffe House is underway, and the roads, walks, and gardens are done.    

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 18, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a four part series on the zoo.  A highlight of the new zoo is the innovative designs like the Siberian tiger enclosure with glass walls and open roof.  Annette, the baby elephant, roams the grounds twice a day.   

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 19, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three of a four part series on the zoo.  Annette, the baby elephant, goes on a train ride at the zoo with Zookeeper "Speedy" Klassy.  In two months of operation, about 150,000 train rides were bought.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 20, 1961

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part four of a four part series on the zoo.  Rosalie and Reggie, the pair of Alaskan moose, are shown in their new home with Zookeeper Ed Seeger.  Tony and Cleo, the hippos, with Director George Speidel, are shown in their new swimming pool.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 16, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a two part series which looks at how the animals in the zoo deal with the Wisconsin winter. Rosalie, an Alaskan moose, and the polar bears like the cold weather. The monkeys are not as happy to spend time outside.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 17, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a two part series. A trio of Siberian tigers at the zoo enjoy the below freezing weather in their cage with no roof.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: February 12, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Milwaukee County Zoo Director George Speidel and wife Mary care for a bear cub abandoned by its mother.  Footage of the couple feeding and caring for the cub whom they named "Lucky".

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: February 13, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Mary Speidel, wife of Milwaukee County Zoo Director George Speidel, takes on the task of nursing "Lucky" the abandoned baby bear back to health. She has done this for many other animals in the past.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: March 26, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Lucky the bear has its own cage in the Lion House at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  He's grown and gained weight in 2 months since he was found.  Zookeeper Kenneth Schoenrock feeds and cares for Lucky.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: March 27, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Philbert, a rhesus monkey, was abandoned by his mother in the Monkey House at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  He is kept in an incubator and cared for by Lester Bulgrin, who tries to simulate the gentle bouncing of a mother carrying a baby.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: March 28, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The new polar bear cub, who has not been named yet, makes his first public appearance with his parents Cirrus and Miss Bartlett. They are fed apples by Zoo Director George Speidel.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: April 24, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Lucky the Bear is now eating solid food, has gained weight, and is walking.  Zookeeper Allan Johnson of the Milwaukee County Zoo cares for Lucky and cleans him up after eating.  Crowds of people watch Lucky.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: June 21, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Lucky the Bear at has grown and adapted to his new surroundings.  He is walking, running, and playing in his outdoor cage.  Zookeeper Kenneth Schoenrock is seen with Lucky.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 31, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Zoo Director George Speidel rescued Lucky the bear cub in January and brought him to the Milwaukee County Zoo.  The cub's birthday album includes his first steps.  His fans have grown as he has grown over the past year.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: August 1, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The hippos, Tony and Cleo, are having lunch at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Feeding the hippos is Gordon Hintz.  The hippos are twenty years old and have eaten in the same fashion throughout their lives.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 11, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The Milwaukee County Zoo celebrates another first - the birth of a baby siamang monkey.  Footage of the unnamed monkey and its parents, Unk and Suzie.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 12, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Three young female African elephants recently arrived at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  The elephants are shown in their cage and are fed by Zookeeper Gordon Hintz. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: September 13, 1962

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The new tapir at the Milwaukee County Zoo gets used to its new surroundings.  Also shown are the new trio of white rhinos - including Mahidsa.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 22, 1963

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Siberian tigers at the zoo enjoy the snow in their outside habitat.  Zookeeper Frank Schultz plays with the tigers from the other side of the glass.  Snow leopards recently arrived from Germany growl at the camera. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 23, 1963

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Fiver the monkey was abandoned by his mother and is being cared for by Zookeepers Otto Zarnke and Dick Pollman.  They keep him in an incubator and feed him every several hours by bottle. 

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: November 4, 1963

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo frolic merrily in the water as delighted children look on.  Elephant Zookeeper Ed Thomas feeds the elephants.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: January 10, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Oscar, a barbary ape at the Milwaukee County Zoo, was abandoned by his mother.  He is cared for by Zookeeper Otto Zarnecke and Zoo Director George Speidel.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: February 28, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Three Bengal tiger cubs are recent additions to the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Fred Schultz works with the tigers.  The cubs are nine weeks old and eat chopped meat and milk.  Zoo Director George Speidel observes the cubs.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: March 26, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Eight new penguins arrive at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Zoo Director George Speidel and Robert Ott, one of the seven donors, watch over the birds.  The penguins explore their new home.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: April 28, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part one of a four part series.  George Speidel, Director and Zookeeper at the Milwaukee County Zoo's new aviary, discusses the $700,000 birdhouse that is set to open Mother's Day.  Footage of interior and exterior.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: April 29, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part two of a four part series.  Zoo Director George Speidel explains the special features of the Milwaukee County Zoo's new aviary and discusses a few of the birds being housed there.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: April 30, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part three of a four part series.  Zoo Director George Speidel describes a few of his favorite birds in the Milwaukee County Zoo's new Aquatic Hall.  Included are the laughing gull, flamingos, and the tiger heron.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: May 1, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Part four of a four part series .  Zoo Director George Speidel discusses some of the strange-looking and strange-sounding birds at the zoo's new aviary.  Mentioned are pelicans, African black swans, hummingbirds, and penguins.

Notes: The film is black and white and does have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 14, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The zookeepers at the Milwaukee County Zoo are not trying to tame the tigers.  They throw the three Siberian tigers a bone to fight over and play with.  The tigers are Theresa, Orville (also known as Tadja), and Cobina.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. 

Month/Day/Year: July 22, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The Milwaukee County Zoo welcomes a baby moose, named How Now, to its family.  Its parents, Brown Cow and Duke, are also seen.  Zookeeper Dick Pollnow feeds the moose.  Zoo Director George Speidel visits with Duke.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.  

Month/Day/Year: July 28, 1964

Segment Description: Special Assignment. The grizzly bears at the Milwaukee County Zoo provide entertainment for thousands of daily visitors.  The bears put on an act that is difficult to categorize.  Zoo Director George Speidel "pitches" apples to the bears who "catch" them.  

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.  

Month/Day/Year: January 22, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of the lions, Queenie and King, and their cubs interacting at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script. The film has been transferred to videotape; see videotape #66.

Month/Day/Year: September 2, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of area families and Zoo Director George Speidel visiting the new small mammal building at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound; there is a script.  

Month/Day/Year: September 20, 1965

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of one of the African animal exhibits at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Robert Bean, Director of the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, compliments the Milwaukee County Zoo on its exhibits, staff, and visitors.  

Notes: The film is in color and does have sound; there is a script.  

Month/Day/Year: November 25, 1965

Segment Number: 1

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Footage of the lynx at the Milwaukee County Zoo including 2 babies. The mother is very protective. Visitors watch the lynx through a glass window.

Notes: The film is in color and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: December 21, 1965

Segment Number: 5

Segment Description: Daily Footage. Milwaukee County Zoo Director George Speidel, and a few others, look at a group of cranes. The six East African crowned cranes are all teenagers but no one is sure which are males and which are females. It was feared that the cranes were lost during shipping but they were merely shipped later than expected.

Notes: The film is black and white and does not have sound.

Month/Day/Year: January 26, 1966

Segment Description: Special Assignment. Footage of Siberian and Bengal tigers in the newly constructed Lion House at the Milwaukee County Zoo.  Zoo Director George Speidel is briefly seen.  

Notes: The film is in color and does not have sound; there is a script.  

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