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1. Young man with camera on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
This young man is holding a box camera, sitting on a fallen tree. Perhaps he arrived across the reedy bay by the canoe that is drawn upon the shore. Message says friends waved their kerchiefs as the train passed by.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

2. Women walking toward roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1939
Description:
The back of a crowd at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Women on The Scrambler, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1959
Description:
Three women laughing while riding The Scrambler at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. 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

5. Winner of pony with father, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1939
Description:
A young boy rides on a pony while his father walks next to him with one hand on the pony.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Wayzata and Breezy Point on Lake Minnetonka, Wayzata, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1925
Description:
This is a view from Wayzata of Breezy Point on Lake Minnetonka, from Edward A. Bromley Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a reprint of a much earlier photo (circa 1860 - 1870).
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

7. 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

8. Waiting for Captain Payne to Jump, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930-08
Description:
A crowd gathers around a water tank waiting for Captain Payne to jump at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. 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

10. 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

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

Date Created:
1935 - 1945
Description:
Facing Lake Minnetonka from the Hotel Del Otero, one can see several islands in the bay.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

12. View of Lake Minnetonka from Katahdin, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904 - 1910
Description:
View of Lake Minnetonka from under the porch of Lucian Swift's summer villa, named Katahdin, hand colored.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

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

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
View of Hotel Del Otero from Lake Minnetonka shows the bathhouse and casino on the shoreline with boats pulled up on the beach, G.F. Hopkins and Company, Proprietors, postmarked 1906.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

14. 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

15. 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

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

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
Looking down the track of the roller coaster at the beginning of the ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. 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

18. View from Katahdin Point, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1904 - 1910
Description:
Color added to this view of Swift Point in Cottagewood (Deephaven) from Katahdin Point. This could be the Lucian Swift home, owner or the old Minneapolis Journal.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

19. 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

20. 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

21. Two boys on Scrambler, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1959
Description:
Two boys yelling while riding the Scrambler at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. 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

23. Tonka Bay Hotel boat club, roller skating rink and steamer landing, Tonka Bay, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906 - 1920
Description:
People await the landing of a steamer at the Tonka Bay Hotel boat dock, near the roller skating rink and the boat club.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

24. 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

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

Date Created:
1970 - 1974
Description:
Bird's eye view of the Tilt-A-Whirl ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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