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1. Aerial of Aeroplane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Aerial view of the Aeroplanes at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Aerial of Caterpillar ride, Dock Station and Cupola, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926 - 1927
Description:
Aerial view of the Caterpillar ride, Dock Station, and Cupola at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. 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

4. Aerial of Excelsior Amusement Park and Excelsior Commons, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1967 - 1970
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park and Excelsior Commons.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1943
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park with ice chunks on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. 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

7. Aerial view of Excelsior Docks, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1936
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Docks by the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Aeroplane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
A view of the Aeroplane ride from the dock at Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Aeroplane ride in motion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
A view of the Aeroplane ride in motion at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. 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

15. Bicycle loop-the-loop attraction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

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. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. Chair-o-Plane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Chair-o-Plane ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Children sitting in Hot Rods, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1965
Description:
Children sitting in Hot Rods waiting for the go signal at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

34. 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

35. 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

36. Construction of the Picnic Pavilion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Damaged building, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1958-03
Description:
An exterior view of a damaged building at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. 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

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, 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

45. 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

46. 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

47. Dock Station, the Whip, the carousel house, Picnic Pavilion and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Dock Station, the Whip, the carousel house, Picnic Pavilion, and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. 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

49. 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

50. Downward slope of roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
A view of the down slope of the roller coaster with a boathouse in the background at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

51. Dredging boat and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926 - 1927
Description:
Smoke pours from the smokestack of a dredging boat in Lake Minnetonka. The roller coaster at Excelsior Amusement Park is visible on the right side of the image.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

52. 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

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. Eaves of the Laff House, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
A view looking up at the eaves of the Laff House at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

59. Elevated curve on roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
A photograph showing the elevated curve on the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

60. 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

61. 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

62. Entrance to the roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
Entrance to the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

63. Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926
Description:
View of the Excelsior Amusement Park from the other side of Excelsior Bay in Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

64. 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

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

Date Created:
1930
Description:
The ferris wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

66. 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

67. 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

68. 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

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. 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

73. Fred Pearce, Jr., Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Fred Pearce, Jr., owner of the amusement park, greets customers at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

74. Front of dance hall, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
A view showing the front exterior of the dance hall at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

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

Date Created:
1930
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

76. 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

77. 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

78. 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

79. 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

80. Laff House, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Exterior of the Laff House at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

81. Laff House with electronic doll, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1969
Description:
Exterior of the Laff House with an electronic doll in a case on the side of the building, at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

82. 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

83. Louis Beehrle, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Creator:
Roy Beehrle
Date Created:
1950 - 1959
Description:
Louis Beehrle running the Aeroplane Swings ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

84. 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

85. Man in Fun House, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-05-05
Description:
An unidentified man standing at the top of a ramp in the Fun House with a cap partially obscuring his face.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

86. 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

87. 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

88. 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

89. 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

90. 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

91. 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

92. 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

93. Miniature train driven by Fred Pearce, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Fred Pearce driving the Miniature Train with children in the back at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

94. 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

95. Miss Minnesota Pageant contestants, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1945 - 1960
Description:
Miss Minnesota Pageant contestants, in swimsuits, at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

96. Muriel Fairbanks, 1959 Miss Minnesota, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1959
Description:
1959 Miss Minnesota, Muriel Fairbanks, sitting on a Hot Rod outside of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

97. 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

98. Oscar V. Babcock in costume, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Oscar V. Babcock in costume standing in front of a picture 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

99. 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

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

Date Created:
1931
Description:
Oscar V. Babcock performing on the bicycle loop-the-loop at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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