Four boys in military costumes, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department
Four kneeling boys in military costumes, attended by four girls in dresses with layered skirts, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department
Fuzzy white teddy bears with neck bows, characters in the Minneapolis Park System's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two girls dressed alike in horizontally striped dresses with ruffles down the skirt fronts and wide collars, one curtseying and the other wearing a high headdress, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two girls dressed alike in boots and dresses with flared skirts, one held out to both sides and one raised and framing her body, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two young girls in dresses and caps, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two girls dressed alike in white ruffled dresses and bonnets, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Kneeling figure dressed in white trousers and jacket adorned with dark pompoms, presenting an unidentified object to a girl in a dark dress and hat trimmed with ribbon and frilly pantaloons, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two children dressed in checked jumper and pantaloons, large checked hats, and white gloves, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two characters similarly dressed in breeches, ruffled jackets, and high-crowned hats, one holding a sack, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two female characters dressed alike in dresses with flared flowered skirts and headdresses, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Two children in costumes suggestive of feathers and wings, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
The twelfth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes details about maintenance, improvements, and expenditures related to the parks and parkways in 1894. The Superintendent's report highlights winter sports in the parks and the park's fleet of boats on Lake Harriet. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Girls in white blouses and dark scarves in a field of chest-high vegetation. Found with other images of the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageants, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
One tall and two short figures dressed in military or band uniforms and wearing shako hats, characters in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Three characters in checkered bodices and horned headdresses, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Three children dressed alike in checked sunburst-pattern costumes, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Three characters in various costumes, standing on stairs of a columned building, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
The third annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis describes the ten parks and parkways under its care. Included in this report is an argument for public attention to the planting of trees throughout the city, and the commitment of the Board to planting trees in the parks and boulevards under its control, along with data on the numbers and varieties planted. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Table tennis and playground on the beach at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Two costured characters wielding Saracen swords in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Swim instruction, likely at Bde Maka Ska, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
This plan, written by Horace Cleveland, "landscape gardener," was a foundational document for the Minneapolis park system and was distributed with the first annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
The second annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis contains the text of the legislative ace "providing for the designation , acquisition, laying out and improvement of lands in the city of Minneapolis for a system of public parks and park ways, and for the care and government thereof." When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world�s leading urban park systems.
Distant view of a throne with a seated man in a business suit, possibly the park superintendent, surrounded by retainers and flanked by drummers and figures wearing shields, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
A group of costumed characters, identified as "Royal entourage?" in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
A row of children wearing costumes with breastplates suggestive of bunches of grapes and headdresses suggestive of grape leaves, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department.
Character in long trailing robe, covered with appliqued flowers and greenery and wearing a crown, in the Minneapolis park system's annual playground pageant, produced by Mrs. Alice Dietz of the Recreation Department. Portrayed by Mabel Paul.