Curved drive to the entrance of the Lafayette Club shows the canopy leading to the front door, and the one-story white arches of the front fa??ade, postmarked 1965.
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.
The members of the Lafayette, MN baseball team are shown in this photograph that was taken about 1935. The names are written on the back of the postcard.
In the center of this lakeside picnic area is a barbecue in the shape of a miniature lighthouse in brick, built by WPA in the mid1930s. It is surrounded by cement picnic tables and benches. Mound Pavilion offers coffee, ice cream and candy.
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.
This Interior view of the Excelsior Park ballroom shows a few couples on the shiny, wooden dance floor, a band on the band stand, and a wall of windows facing Lake Minnetonka.
The Degree of Honor Summer Camp's recreation hall floor is marked with lines for games. There is a stage at the far end of the room, a piano, and plenty of wicker and wooden chairs.
View from the field showing Carleton vs. Luther football game of 1927 or 1928. Severance Hall and Sayles-Hill Gymnasium are visible. Handwritten text on back reads: "From Art Buck, Nov, 1965."
View from Laird Stadium of the Carleton vs. Luther football game of 1927 or 1928. A portion of the crowd is visible as well as the band seated at the sidelines. Handwritten text on back reads: "From Art Buck, Nov. 1965."
This aerial view shows the roller coaster and fun house at Excelsior Amusement Park, on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. The amusement park was built in 1926.
The Lafayette Club's fa??ade shows the one-story arches on the first floor, windows of rooms on the second and third stories, and the four-story tower.
Ice Palace, sign reads "Erected By Bricklayers Union No. 11 Mankato Winter Carnival, January 19-24. Just for Fun. Ice furnished by Miller Ice Company."
Several cottages, identical in design with a screened front porch and a name above the door, one called "Vista del Laco" and one called "El Casa," on a path bordered by flowering bushes.
The Minnetonka which won the Duluth Cup Race on August 12th, making 30 miles per hour, was built by the Moore Boat Works in Wayzata, Minnetonka. It is powered by a 125 H.P. high speed Campbell motor, inset photo of motor.
A crowd enjoys the tree-shaded picnic grove at Excelsior Amusement Park. Many picnic tables are filled with people of all ages. The printed message suggests this is "a most delightful place to spend a happy playday in the out-of-doors."
Janette Merrill Park adjoins a two-story clapboard cottage with screened porches on both the first and second floors facing Lake Minnetonka. The message from a visitor to the cottage talks of swimming and hiking, postmarked 1925.
The Degree of Honor Summer Camp was located on Casco Point in Orono on Lake Minnetonka. Some of the women are dressed for swimming, and the men are in boats at the dock, postmarked 1930.
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."
Two boats are at the Veterans Camp dock on Big Island. Message mentions cooking enough apples to get two quarts and one pint of lovely apple sauce for winter use, postmarked Excelsior, 1938.
Portrait of the 1914 Carleton College Men's Glee Club and their concert itinerary. Men pictured include Withrow, Habein, Heinemann, Fishback, Booth, Benedict, Johnson, Mott, Phillips, French, Allen, Wollin, Curran, Wilson, Crooker, Comport, Dougherty, Bryngelson, Patton, Jepson, Murdock, Hanscom.
Postcard showing the start of the 220 yard hurdle race at the Minnesota State Meet. Roger S. Anderson (Class of 1915) is second from right. On the reverse is a message from Roger Anderson to Arthur Anderson in Wild Rose, North Dakota.
An Independence Day celebration in Baudette. A large crowd on a dock watches a man walking on a log suspended over the Rainy River. There are several boats on the river.
A large group of people stand in front of the Carp Post Office for an Independence Day celebration. Several children stand in carts covered in festive bunting pulled by a cow and a horse. Two men dressed as women in black face are leading the bull and horse. Small American flags fly from the post office and nearby tents and buildings.
Flag raising ceremony on August 17, 1912, dedicated St. Albans on Lake Minnetonka as the summer capital of Minnesota. A crowd of dozens gathered in front of the flag pole. Printed message from the St. Albans Company advertises charming environment, good service, rest and recreation, color added.
Excursion boat enters Halstead Bay, Lake Minnetonka, under the Narrows Bridge, with captain using pole to keep in the center of the channel. The bridge was built in 1911. Hand-written message reads: "Harrie Robertson and his boat."
YMCA Carnival company of Carleton students pose in costume and with musical instruments in the Sayles-Hill Gymnasium at Carleton College. Handwritten note on back of postcard reads: "Removed from W. Edwin Dean Scrapbook."
Water sports during Dominion Day celebration in Rainy River, Ontario. A crowd of men, women, and children stand on a dock. Multiple boats are in the river. Buildings and a water tower can be seen in the background.
This photograph shows the St. Peter High School Girl's Basketball Team in 1911. The names on the reverse are: 1, Evangeline Peterson; 2, Myrtle Blomberg; 3. Juanita Johns; 4, Edith Boethin; 5, Gladys Chappell; 6, Alma Haesecke (initially was labeled as Edith Haesecke); 7, Mabel LeDue.
A Dominion Day celebration in Rainy River, Ontario. A large group of women, men, and children are gathered on benches around an open space. Buildings and houses can be seen in the background.
Members of Carleton College Men's Track team of 1911 pose for a group photo. Handwritten text on back reads "Removed from Luther B. Gilbert scrapbook."