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A newspaper clipping of a story with the headline "City hunts for artifacts"
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A moment in history: July 27, 1968

On this day 54 years ago, the hunt was on for artifacts from early Edmonton for the opening of Fort Edmonton Park.

A newspaper clipping with a photo of two men in fedoras looking over a gate, under the headline "St. Louis Expert Checks Edmonton Zoo"
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A moment in history: July 6, 1950

On this day 72 years ago, the city was sniffing out a location for a new zoo. As part of the search, the city invited a representative from the famous St. Louis Zoo to help advise on locations.