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26. Big Island Park grove of trees, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Visitors enjoy the shade in a grove of trees at Big Island Park, color added. Card is addressed to Hoke Smith, United States Senate, Washington, D.C., postmarked 1913. Message reads: Lithography is the working man's art. Don???t destroy American Art! Help us develop American art! Why not lithograph these in Amerika? More of these cards than ever are being lithographed abroad! I receive 25 dolls per week as a lithographer. Please don't cut this down. German lithographers get only one third of the wages Americans do.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

27. Big Island Park on Lake Minnetonka, boat landing and the steamboat "St. Paul," Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Visitors to Big Island Park arrive and depart on steamboats such as the Saint Paul. Message describes white water lilies and mosquitoes, color added, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

28. Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka dock with one boat, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
One boat is at the Veterans Camp dock on Big Island.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

29. Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka dock with two boats, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Two boats are at the Veterans Camp dock on Big Island. Message mentions cooking enough apples to get two quarts and one pint of lovely apple sauce for winter use, postmarked Excelsior, 1938.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

30. Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka shoreline scene, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Shoreline scene includes several buildings on the bay in a grove of trees, and a pleasure boat pulling away from the dock.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

31. Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka South Hill cabins, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Five wooden cabins line up in a grove of trees, with a bench to enjoy the shade and the view.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

32. Boathouse, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the boathouse at the Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Boathouse on Gale Island, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1903 - 1908
Description:
This two-story boat house on Gale Island, in Lake Minnetonka, has a covered deck on the roof.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

34. Boathouse with "Como" streetcar boat, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
The boathouse with a streetcar boat "Como" on the future site of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Boat ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
People enjoying a boat ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park. Big Island can be seen in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Boats in dry dock in boatyard, Excelsior Amusement Park, Two Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
Two boats in dry dock at the boatyard near the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Boats in front of carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Boats lined up at the docks in front of the carousel house at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Boatyard and carousel house in Winter, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-04
Description:
A view of the Boatyard and carousel house at the Excelsior Amusement Park in winter.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Boatyard, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
A view of the boatyard before the Excelsior Amusement Park was built.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Boatyard, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
View of the boatyard where the Excelsior Amusement Park would soon be built.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Breezy Point on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Sail boat moored on the south side of Breezy Point, looking northwest toward Ferndale, Lake Minnetonka, postmarked 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

42. Building the Picnic Pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927
Description:
Frame for the Picnic Pavilion at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Building the roller coaster around the boatyard, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1924
Description:
A photograph showing the construction of the roller coaster around the boatyard at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Camping near the lakeshore of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This generic photo advertises the good old summer time on Lake Minnetonka. The colorized, wooded scene includes tents, a woman sitting on a hammock, and a fellow fishing from shore, postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

45. Captain Payne, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Captain Payne ready to jump 100 feet into a flaming tank of water at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the carousel house from the top of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park during the winter.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Caterpillar cars, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
Cars on the Caterpillar ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Caterpillar, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-12-09
Description:
Caterpillar ride in the winter at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Caterpillar ride, bathrooms, and path to Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
Caterpillar ride, bathrooms, and path to the Dock Station at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Causeway, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927
Description:
A view of the causeway looking north to Solberg Point on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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