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1. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-18
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

2. Architectural drawing for the tugboat "Hercules" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1917-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the tugboat "Hercules" that was built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1917. The vessel was scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

3. Architectural drawing for 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-02-26
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the 73 foot Express Boat "Excelsior" that was built and added to the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's Lake Minnetonka steamboat fleet in 1915. The vessel was decommissioned in 1926 and eventually scrapped.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

4. Architectural drawing for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Scheftel, Steve
Date Created:
1993-05-23
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the restored Express Boat "Minnehaha", which was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980 and restored 1990-1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

5. Architectural drawing for 100 foot Express Boat on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Harding, F.T.
Date Created:
1915-01-04
Description:
Architectural blueprint for the proposed but never-built 100 foot Express Boat that would have been part of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company's steamboat fleet on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

6. Architectural drawings for the original 6 Express Boats on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Creator:
Smith, J.H.
Date Created:
1908-04-17
Description:
Three part set of architectural blueprints for the six original, 70 foot Express Boats built by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company in 1906. Designed by Wayzata boat builder Royal C. Moore, these boats were in service on Lake Minnetonka until 1926. Three of these boats (Como, Minnehaha, and White Bear) were scuttled to the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1926, while two others (Harriet and Stillwater) were scrapped. The "Hopkins" was sold and used as an excursion vessel until it was scuttled in 1949. The "Minnehaha" was raised in 1980, restored 1990-1996, and returned to passenger service May 25, 1996.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Architectural drawings (visual works)

7. First Annual Rondo Founders' Day Matinee Party and Dance at Arnellia's, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1993-07-17
Description:
First annual Rondo Founder's Day Party and Dance program.
Contributing Institution:
Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Posters

8. Poster for 1st Annual Founders' Day Matinee Party and Dance at Arnellia's, July 17th 1993, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Rondo Avenue Inc.
Date Created:
1993-07-17
Description:
Poster announcing the First Annual Founders' Day Matinee Party and Dance. This event was open to people over forty and featured live music, special guests, entertainers, door prizes, and a dance contest. The party was at Arnellia's located at 1183 University Avenue in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Posters

9. 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

10. Big Island Park boat landing and entrance, view from the peristyle, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Big Island's boat landing, with a steamboat approaching the dock, is viewed from within one of the peristyle arches.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

11. Svithiod Home, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
Four-story brick Svithiod Home is surrounded by fields and groves of trees.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

12. Man standing on platform, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
A man standing on a platform with a megaphone at the Excelsior Amusement Park. The roller coaster is visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Kee-Neow, Nee-Bee or "Eagle Water"

Creator:
Ka Kay Geesick, Robert
Date Created:
1983
Description:
This watercolor drawing depicts "Eagle Water," a strong Chippewa man with an eagle crown. In the background another eagle soars above the shoreline with a fish clutched in its claws. This is one print in a series created for the Freshwater Society in Excelsior, Minnesota, donated to the Westonka Historical Society, one of a limited edition created in 1981-1985.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Paintings (visual works)

14. Street entrance to the Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935 - 1945
Description:
The Hotel Del Otero's entrance has a wooden sign overhead, in addition to a sign on each side, one advertising special dinners and dancing, A.F. King, Proprietor, and the flag is flying from the tour seen through the trees.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

15. Lake Minnetonka shore scene, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Trees along the shoreline lean toward the calm water of what appears to be Deephaven Bay, postmarked and dated 1910. This is one of the most common postcard views on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

16. Highcroft Gardens on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Formal flower gardens at Highcroft overlook Lake Minnetonka. This was the home of the Peavey grain milling family in Ferndale. House was razed in the early 1950s.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

17. 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

18. 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

19. Minnetonka Yacht Club from a distance, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904 - 1910
Description:
Minnetonka Yacht Club's clubhouse appears to be floating in Lake Minnetonka, color added.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. 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

21. Map of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota showing electric and boat lines

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This map of Lake Minnetonka shows the streetcar and the streetcar boat lines and stops, from Groveland in the east to Zumbra Heights in the west. Streetcar stops on the south side of the Lake are Birch Bluff, Excelsior, Christmas Lake, Vine Hill, Pergatory and Glen Lake. Streetcar stops on the east side of the Lake are Deephaven, Northome, Breezy Point, and Groveland. Lake Minnetonka is 20 miles long and four miles wide with a charmingly irregular shore line of over 300 miles. V.O. Hammon trademark is printed on back, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Fred Pearce driving miniature train, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1947
Description:
Amusement park owner, Fred Pearce, drives on the first trip for the park's second miniature train at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Oscar V. Babcock on bicycle loop-the-loop, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Oscar V. Babcock pushing his bicycle up the loop-the-loop at the start of a performance at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. 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

25. 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

26. Spring Park Casino and Dancing Pavilion, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
This rectangular building with a wall of windows on all four sides was located next to the Hotel Del Otero, on the shore of Lake Minnetonka in Spring Park, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

27. Pleasure Park at Hotel Del Otero on Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
The Pleasure Park at the Hotel Del Otero includes tennis court and croquet lawn, as well as swings and benches, color added, postmarked 1910. The printed message reads: Minnetonka is a Sioux word for "big waters;" here was the scene of Hiawatha's wooing, and out of the lake flows the stream on which is located the beautiful falls of Minnehaha--"laughing water"--made famous by Longfellow.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

28. 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

29. A restful corner at the Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
A room filled with rattan and wooden rocking chairs, with many windows, table lamps, and fireplace create a restful corner at the Hotel Del Otero.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

30. 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

31. Steamer "Como" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890 - 1900
Description:
The Como was one of the streetcar steamboats on Lake Minnetonka. Message says the writer took the Como from the hotel to the island, and that the fishing is so good in this lake that it is not unusual to catch 100 pounds of bass in three hours, postmarked and dated 1907.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

32. Sailboating on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
Sailboats round a buoy on Lake Minnetonka, one named the Arabis.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

33. Penny arcade and popcorn stand, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
An exterior view of the penny arcade behind a popcorn stand at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. Steamer "Minnehaha" on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Steamer Minnehaha plying the waters of Lake Minnetonka, with flags flying, and passengers both inside on the lower deck, and outside on the upper deck, postmarked 1907. Writer describes watching the Chicago Cubs beat Brooklyn 4-3 in Chicago: score at the end of 8th favored Chicago 3-0, end of 9th--3-3, end of 10th--3-3, end of 11th--4-3. "Great doings."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

35. Tilt-A-Whirl, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Bird's eye view of the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

36. Hotel Bartlett on Lake Minnetonka, Mound, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This view from the lake of the Hotel Bartlett shows that it sits on a hill overlooking its dock and tiny boathouse. Boats for rent line the shore, postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

37. Janette Merrill Park on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Side view of a cottage on Lake Minnetonka adjoining Janette Merrill Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

38. Hotel Donaldson, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This three-story hotel with first-story porch shares the block with other homes/hotels, postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

39. 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

40. Excelsior Casino on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904
Description:
This view from the porch of the Excelsior casino shows patrons in hats, both female and male. The message describes the view of Lake Minnetonka as "simply fine."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

41. 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

42. 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

43. Lyman Lodge, Minneapolis YWCA Camp swimming, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1965
Description:
YWCA campers enjoy boating near the swimming area on Lake Minnetonka at Lyman Lodge.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

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

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

45. Degree of Honor Summer Camp on Lake Minnetonka recreation hall and club house, Orono, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
The Degree of Honor Summer Camp was located on Casco Point on Lake Minnetonka. This view shows a section of dock and a boat on shore, postmarked 1930.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

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. Aerial view of Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1935 - 1945
Description:
The aerial view shows the three-story hotel with its four-story octagonal tower and many porches, its water tower and wooded grounds, and the railroad tracks behind the hotel.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. View of Hotel Del Otero from Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
View of Hotel Del Otero from the lake shows the screened porches all along the first floor of this three-story building.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

52. Clellan Card as Axel Torgeson, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960-06
Description:
Television personality Clellan Card as Axel Torgeson, sticking out his tongue while driving a Hot Rod at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

53. Keewaydin Hotel in Cottagewood, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Front view shows porch along the entire first floor of this four-story building, with young trees on the front lawn, Henry Schomberg, Proprietor, postmarked 1906.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

54. Double track of roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-05
Description:
A bird's-eye view showing the double track of the roller coaster before the Picnic Pavilion was added.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

55. Edgewood Hotel boat landing, Shorewood, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Steamboat ("Stillwater"?) stops at the Edgewood Hotel dock on Lake Minnetonka. Message says the drive from Minneapolis was 30 miles, dated 1925.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

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

Date Created:
1930
Description:
A bird's eye view showing the exterior of the Dance Hall at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

57. 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

58. Eagle Island on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1914
Description:
This view shows the island appearing to float on a calm lake, no eagles in sight. It is located just southeast of Crane Island.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

59. Minnetonka Country Club, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1935
Description:
Wooden sign supported by stone columns welcomes visitors to the Minnetonka County Club.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

60. Convention and Picnic Auditorium at Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
This interview view of the Excelsior Amusement Park convention and picnic auditorium shows the curved roof of the room and a gathering, some people seated at benches and some at picnic tables. The printed message describes the park as "the family playground that's clean and wholesome. Ideal for church and school picnics."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

61. Community House, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Photo of Community House in Excelsior, Minnesota, pictures the porch along the entire length of the two-story clapboard building, postmarked 1926.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. Excelsior Casino on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
This view of the Excelsior casino shows the street side of this lakeshore building, which was gone by 1922.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

66. Man standing by road, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Man standing by the side of a dirt road with automobiles driving by at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

67. 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

68. Spring Park Casino, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
In this view from the lake, the two-story casino in Spring Park has second-floor screened porches facing the lake and a walk way through an arbor, shaded by climbing vines, to the dock, dated and postmarked 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

69. Eagle Island on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This view of Eagle Island (mislabeled Crane Island) shows the island appearing to float on a calm lake, no eagles or cranes in sight, hand colored.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

70. Collage of city images, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Collage of Minneapolis photographs includes Regatta Day on Lake Minnetonka, Court House and City Hall, Boulevard at Lake Calhoun, Loring Park, St. Louis Bay on Lake Minnetonka, Library at State University, Flour Mill District, Minnehaha Falls, and St. Anthony Falls and Exposition Building, dated 1906.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

71. Entrance to Laff House, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1928
Description:
The exterior of the entrance to the Laff House at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

72. Roller coaster operator, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-24
Description:
A roller coaster operator stands at the controls, with his back to the camera, and looks down 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

73. Deephaven Bay on Lake Minnetonka, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Trees along the shoreline lean toward the calm water of Deephaven Bay, postmarked 1907.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

74. Roller coaster and popcorn stand, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
View of the roller coaster with the popcorn stand in front of it at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

75. Entrance to Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926
Description:
Entrance to the Excelsior Amusement Park with the roller coaster in the background
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

76. Lattice Room in the Glen Morris Inn on Christmas Lake, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
The interior view of this lovely porch, The Lattice Room, shows the white furniture and flowering vines, color added. Printed message states that this Inn, 17 miles west of Minneapolis, is owned and operated by Hotel Radisson Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

77. Sleeping room at the Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
Sleeping room at the Hotel Del Otero includes two beds, a dressing table and stool, two chairs, a patterned rug covering all but the edges of the wooden floor, and two large windows.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

78. Prince Nelson on the high wire, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Prince Nelson laying down on the high wire during a performance at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

79. 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

80. Lafayette Club golfers on putting green, Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1930
Description:
Golfers enjoy the putting green adjacent to the Lafayette Club. The Club emblem is printed on this card.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

81. Crowd in front of bicycle loop-the-loop, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
A crowd in front of the bicycle loop-the-loop attraction at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. 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

83. Lyman Lodge, Minneapolis YWCA Camp horseback riding, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1965
Description:
Campers horseback ride at Lyman Lodge YWCA camp.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

84. Excelsior Amusement Park entrance, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1960
Description:
Entrance sign welcomes visitors to Excelsior Amusement Park. The photo includes the ticket booth, the Dodgem building, and a Ferris wheel.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

85. 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

86. Reception Parlor of the Hotel Del Otero on Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Reception parlor, filled with rocking chairs in rattan and wood and rugs with Native American designs, welcomes Hotel Del Otero guests for their stay at Lake Minnetonka, color added. The message says it was too cool to swim in the evening, postmarked July 2, 1913.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

87. Tonka Bay Hotel, Tonka Bay, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906 - 1920
Description:
This long three-story wooden building in its shaded setting provides a porch along its entire first floor, and a tower that climbs to four stories giving additional views of Lake Minnetonka. This postcard was printed as an advertisement. The message announces that fancy balls, dancing parties, musicales and concerts, banquets, conventions, yacht races, and rowing regattas are of frequent occurrence at Tonka Bay, and it is only two miles from Big Island with its 65-acre park .
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

88. Sampson House, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
The wooden three-story Sampson House on a street corner in Excelsior advertises offerings at its caf??, including fried chicken and fish dinners, crappie dinners, fried chicken sandwiches and homemade ice cream for 15 cents.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

89. 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

90. 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

91. 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

92. Prince Nelson on high wire, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Prince Nelson laying down on the high wire during a performance at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

93. Girls on Paratrooper ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Two girls on the Paratrooper ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

94. 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

95. Svithiod Home club house, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Svithiod Home's club house was on Birch Bluff.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

96. 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

97. Minnetonka Country Club, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1935
Description:
Photo of Minnetonka Country Club in Excelsior shows the club house and several other buildings.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

98. 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

99. Hotel Del Otero's shoreline on Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
Hotel Del Otero's shoreline includes a water slide and water wheel, a diving platform, and boats for rent, postmarked 1940.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

100. Lyman Lodge, Minneapolis YWCA Camp, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
Lyman Lodge hosted the Minneapolis YWCA camp on Lake Minnetonka. A sidewalk brings campers from the lake shore Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad tracks up to the lodge. Camp activities included archery and swimming, postmarked 1940.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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