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1. Open field of land, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1923
Description:
An open field where the Excelsior Amusement Park will be built.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Women in front of Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915 - 1920
Description:
Four women stand in front of the Dock Station at Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Empty lot where park will be built, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915 - 1923
Description:
A panoramic view of the empty lot where Excelsior Amusement Park will be built.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

4. Fred W. Pearce, Sr., Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Portrait photograph of Excelsior Amusement Park founder Fred W. Pearce, Sr.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

5. 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

6. 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

7. Dredging boats, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Dredging at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Hopkins streetcar boat, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Hopkins streetcar boat parked at the future site of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Lamp post, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Lamp post at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Man standing in open field, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
Man standing in an open field at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Side view of Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923
Description:
A view of the side exterior of Dock Station at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. 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

13. Roller coaster at Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1924
Description:
A panoramic view of the roller coaster with small mounds of dirt colvering the ground in front of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

14. Dock Station and the carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1925
Description:
Panoramic view of Dock Station and the carousel house at the time of the construction of the amusement park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

15. First section of roller coaster construction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1925
Description:
A photograph showing the first section of the construction of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Middle of roller coaster from ground, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1925
Description:
A view looking up at the middle of the roller coaster from the ground at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Roller coaster construction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1925
Description:
Bird's eye view of the third section of roller coaster construction at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Second section of roller coaster construction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923 - 1925
Description:
A view showing the second section of roller coaster construction at the Excelsior Amusement Park. Framework for an elevated bend is almost fully completed in the image.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. 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

20. 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

21. Dredging boat, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
A dredging boat in Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Dredging boats, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

23. Early aerial of park, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
An early aerial of Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Footings for roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
A straight line of footings for the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Man standing in road in front of boathouse, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
Man standing in the road in front of the boathouse with wires crossing above him (possibly a net) at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. View from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

27. Ferris wheel without buckets, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1925
Description:
A view of the ferris wheel without buckets at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Footings for the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1925
Description:
The footings for the roller coaster during its construction at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1927
Description:
A panoramic view of the roller coaster with a field of grain in the foreground at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

30. Dredging boats, roller coaster and boathouse, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1928
Description:
Panoramic view of dredging boats in Lake Minnetonka with the roller coaster and boathouse visible in the background on the right side of the photograph.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

31. Aerial of dance hall, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1934
Description:
Aerial view of the dance hall at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Aerial view of streetcar waiting station and tunnel, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
An aerial view of the streetcar waiting station and tunnel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Aeroplane ride behind ticket booth, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
An Aeroplane behind a ticket booth at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Aeroplane ride viewed from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
The Aeroplane ride at Excelsior Amusement Park viewed from Excelsior Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

35. Arcade and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of the penny arcade and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

36. Arcade, Dock Station and carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of the penny arcade, Dock Station, and carousel house at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Crowd around unknown attraction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of a crowd standing around an unknown attraction at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Crowd in front of Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A crowd in front of the Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Dance Hall, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

43. Dock Station and ferris wheel, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of Dock Station with a partial view of the ferris wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

44. Dock Station and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of Dock Station, and the roller coaster from the railroad platform at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

45. Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A busy Excelsior Amusement Park. The Dock Station, Picnic Pavilion, and Caterpillar are visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of Dock Station taken from out on the docks at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

47. Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of Dock Station and the ferris wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

48. Dock Station in Winter, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view showing the side exterior of Dock Station in winter at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Dock Station, ticket booth and ferris wheel, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Dock Station, ticket booth, and the ferris wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Dredging boat, roller coaster and carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of a dredging boat on Lake Minnetonka with the roller coaster and carousel house on the left side.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

51. Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A panoramic view of the Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

52. Excelsior Bay, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

53. Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A panoramic view of Excelsior Bay on Lake Minnetonka. The Excelsior Amusement Park is visible on the left side of the image.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

54. Ferris wheel, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Looking up at the Ferris Wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

55. Fun House, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Exterior view of the Fun House with the roller coaster in the background at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

56. Fun House, roller coaster, and Picnic Pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Fun House, roller coaster, and Picnic Pavilion at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

57. Main office, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Exterior view of the Main office of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

58. Man plowing grounds, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Man and horse plowing the grounds of the Excelsior Amusement Park with the roller coaster in background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59. Merlin Foster on Aeroplane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Merlin Foster sitting on the Aeroplane ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

60. Miniature train, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
The miniature train filled with passengers, being driven past the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

61. Park operator, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
An unidentified park operator replacing light bulbs at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

62. Penny arcade, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

63. People and pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
People walking near the Picnic Pavilion with an advertisement for a free concert.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

64. People gathered outside Picnic Pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of a crowd of visitors gathered outside of the Picnic Pavilion at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

65. People in front of Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of park visitors passing in front of Dock Station at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

66. People looking at hydroplane, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of a crowd looking at the hydroplane after it landed at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

67. People on shoreline watching hydroplane, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
People gathered on the shoreline to watch a hydroplane land at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

68. Picnic Kitchen, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view showing the front exterior of the Picnic Kitchen at the Excelsior Amusement Park with the roller coaster visible behind it.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

69. Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
People gathered by the Picnic Pavilion and Roller Coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

70. Picnic Pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of people crowded near the Park Pavilion for an unknown exhibition at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

71. Picnic Pavilion interior, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

72. Picnic Pavilion, Picnic Kitchen, and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view showing the Picnic Pavilion, Picnic Kitchen and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

73. Repairing railing on the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the banked curve on the roller coaster with part of the railing taken down in preparation for repairs at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

74. Road in front of park, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the road in front of the Excelsior Amusement Park with the roller coaster on the left side of the image.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

75. Road in front of park, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the road in front of the park with the roller coaster on the left of the image and with a truck with a sign that reads "Steel De Soto" in the lower right corner.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

76. Rock and dirt piles in front of Dock Station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Two unidentified men shoveling rock and dirt piles in front of the Dock Station at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

77. Roller coaster and train track, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view down the length of the roller coaster with the train track running next to it at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

78. Roller coaster on its journey, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of the cars of the roller coaster as it they reach the ride's initial summit at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. Roller coaster with railroad crossing sign, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of the roller coaster with railroad crossing sign and power lines in front of it at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

80. Sidewalk, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A panoramic view of the sidewalk and a dirt road outside of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

81. Sign, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Photograph of an advertising sign for the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. Ticket booth and large tower, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of a ticket booth and large tower at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

83. Tunnel to streetcar waiting station, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View showing the exterior entrance to the tunnel of the streetcar waiting station at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

84. Two men standing on roller coaster tracks, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Two men standing on the track of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

85. View from the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Looking down into the middle of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

86. View from the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Looking down into the roller coaster shelter from the track at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

87. View of Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Commons, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of the Lake Minnetonka shoreline and Excelsior Amusement Park from the Excelsior Commons.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

88. Visitors near the Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A view of park visitors walking around in front of the Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

89. Waiting area for roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
View of the covered waiting area for the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

90. Waiting in line at the Picnic Kitchen, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
A crowd of people wait in line at the Picnic Kitchen in front of the roller coaster at Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

91. Footings for the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924-03
Description:
Footings for the roller coaster with part of the roller coaster constructed at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

92. Aerial view of roller coaster and carousel building, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
An aerial view of the roller coaster and carousel buildings at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

93. Aerial view of the park, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

94. St. Albans Bay, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Dredging boats at Excelsior Amusement Park with St. Albans Bay in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

95. Shoreline dredging, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1926
Description:
A dredging boat dredges the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

96. Dredging boat, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-03
Description:
Dredging boat parked on the shoreline of Excelsior Amusement Park during the winter with a frozen Lake Minnetonka in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

97. Roller coaster framework laying on ground, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-03
Description:
Framework of the roller coaster laying on the ground before it was erected at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

98. 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

99. Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-05
Description:
Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

100. Constructing railing on double track section of roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-05
Description:
A view showing the construction of the railing on the double track section of the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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