Images: Behind the scenes at Lambs Farm in Libertyville
Matt Wigton talks with Delta the macaw as he cleans cages at the Pet Shop of Lambs Farm in Libertyville. Wigton was one of the original employees at the Lambs Pet Shop on State Street in Chicago in 1961.
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Liz Wallace, left, and Liz Puff workout on treadmills during exercise class at Lambs Farm.
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Ellyn Burns talks to her friend Jackie Rachev in her kitchen at Stone Apartments on the property.
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Cubs fan Ellyn Burns relaxes in her living room watching television in the Stone Apartments. Burns is completely independent in her apartment.
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Gary Graham sweeps the floor near Samantha the tortoise at the pet shop.
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Ellyn Burns washes dishes in her apartment kitchen. Burns is responsible for the upkeep of her apartment.
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Chenique Berner dances to music in the gym. Lambs Farm is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month.
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Bob Cairo holds a picture of himself with Ruby Perzan taken during the Lambs Farm 50th Anniversary Gala, Growing the Legacy, at the Hilton Chicago recently. Cairo and Perzan are two of the original 12 youngsters who worked at the Lambs Pet Shop on State Street in Chicago 50 years ago.
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Catherine Norlin, left, plays the part of Annie at rehearsal while three maids, Kris Fox, Sarah Nause, and Seema Patel dust her off during rehearsal for a musical number.
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Jessica Peterson, right, hugs her boyfriend Doug Wagner as they walk around the campus at Lambs Farm.
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Lambs Farm is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month.
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Joanna Willix pours granola into packaging where she works at Aunt Marys Country Store & Bakery at Lambs Farm.
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Seema Patel, left, and Lori Carlson package salsa in the Aunt Marys Country Store and Bakery.
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Mike Kurschner, 51, plays the part of Daddy Warbucks in the play Annie as they rehearse for a dinner theater show.
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Richard Cordas lifts weights in the gym on the property.
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A picture of Ellyn Burns can be found in a character on her bedroom dresser at Lambs Farm in Libertyville.
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