Abraham "Dutch" Kastenbaum was a trained social worker and established the first senior center in Minneapolis. He headed the United Way's Division of Aging, and hosted a poplar cable television show, Senior Citizens Forum, for twenty five years.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Familiar Leif Erikson Park began as Lakeshore or Lake Shore Park. The stone towers and the stage between them are under construction. F. Rodney Paine was the Duluth Park Superintendent beginning in 1926. He had a master's degree in forestry from Yale University. He was the son of Emilie Macklot Sargent Paine and Frederic William Paine. He took hundreds of snapshots documenting improvements and maintenance in the parks.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of Minnehaha Falls, two persons in what appears to be Native American dress are standing separately by the falls; image is invoking the "Song of Hiawatha" poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; trees and plants are quite bare of leaves.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Road construction underway near Bardon's Peak. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Road construction is underway near Bardon's Peak. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Road construction is underway near Bardon's Peak. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Workers are constructing a stone retaining wall. The power source being used is movable. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Road construction is underway near Bardon's Peak. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Segments of the skyline boulevard drive is being constructed. This is near the edge of the road with grand views. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
One of the grand views from Skyline Parkway. Duluth's official map puts Bardon's Peak on West Skyline Parkway, which was designated as a scenic byway in 1998, located within the boundaries of the Smithville neighborhood.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections