A photograph of: Park General Manager Bill Clapp, owner Fred Pearce, Sr., western star William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Park Superintendent Joe Colihan and unknown at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
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.
A view down the side of the Laff House taken from beneath the awning. The electronic doll and case jut out from the side of the building at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
A bird's eye view of the Picnic Pavilion, a full parking lot and the roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park. Lake Minnetonka is visible in the background of the image.
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.
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.
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.
This atlas contains 22 hand-drawn maps of Richfield compiled from official surveys. Many pages were manually updated with pencil or paper inserts to show new subdivisions.
This folded brochure features advertisements for local businesses, including their addresses and phone numbers. It also has three maps: Downtown Minneapolis, the Twin Cities, and Minneapolis and Suburban Areas.
This large, folded double-sided map features advertisements for local businesses, a directory of phone numbers, a small map of the Minneapolis Street Car and Bus System, and a large map of South Minneapolis and its first ring southern and western suburbs.
This atlas consists of 11 maps culled from previously published surveys that were compiled and drawn by Johnson and Farmer. It documents the portions of land that were annexed from Richfield to become part of the city of Minneapolis.
This atlas contains 22 hand-drawn maps of Richfield compiled from official surveys. Many pages were manually updated with pencil or paper inserts to show new subdivisions.
Twenty-three stapled pages of Richfield, Minnesota. It includes an overview map and one index. This atlas contains map pages 12-32 only. Maps 1-11, which represent portions of Richfield that were annexed to the city of Minneapolis, are not present.
Letter from John Richardson of Elgin, Minnesota to Wyman Elliot regarding the Malinda apple. The Malinda apple was the parent of many of the University of Minnesota apple breeds.
Letter from R. W. Thatcher, Dean of the University of Minnesota Department of Agriculture, authorizing the use of space for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society office on the University campus.
University of Minnesota horticulturist Jane P. McKinnon received the Director's Award to Distinguished Faculty from Gerald Miller, assistand director for the Agricultural Ext6ension Service's agriculture program. McKinnon is well known throughout Minnesota for her work in Extension's Master Gardener program and in helping cities slow the spread of Dutch Elm disease and establishing mixed urban forests.
Evaluation of Loss in Value of Nelson Property Due to Imposition of Cooperative Power Association/United Power Association 800 kilovolt Transmission Line and Easement for property located at west half Section 15, east half, northeast quarter Section 16 and the east half, southeast quarter Section 9 all in 128-43. The report, created by James Nelson, includes evaluation of the effect of the high voltage power line on the property, photo copies of newspaper clippings and photos.