Overall view of Strand's Resort on the North Shore of Lake Crystal. Postcard contains a message to Miss Eve Prieb of Minneapolis, postmarked Pelican Rapids, Minnesota.
Four photographic images of summer youth Camp Co-op-a-gan on Perch Lake in northern Minnesota. Depicted are cabins, trees and young people playing volleyball.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
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.
American Legion 40-8, Voiture Locale No. 281 with train engine-shaped vehicle and people in costume. The side of the engine is inscribed, "La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Mankato, Minnesota."
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.
This postcard shows the 1938 - 1939 Minnesota State FFA Class Champion basketball team. It has a postmark stamp of Esko, Apr 20 A.M. 1939 Minn, and was addressed to Andrew E. Maunu in 302 - 17th Longview, Washington, c/o Columbia Hotel.
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.
Postcard that reads ""Bathing beach and 'Shoot the Chutes' at Pleasant Point, Shoreham, gives a good view of the slide."" from Pleasant Point House, Shoreham, Minnesota.
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.