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1. Aerial of Aeroplane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Aerial view of the Aeroplanes at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Aerial of Caterpillar ride, Dock Station and Cupola, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926 - 1927
Description:
Aerial view of the Caterpillar ride, Dock Station, and Cupola at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. Aerial of dance hall, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1934
Description:
Aerial view of the dance hall at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

4. Aerial of Excelsior Amusement Park and Excelsior Commons, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1967 - 1970
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park and Excelsior Commons.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

5. Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1943
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park with ice chunks on Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

6. Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926 - 1930
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

7. Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925-05
Description:
Aerial view of Excelsior Amusement Park from Excelsior Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

8. Aerial view of Excelsior Docks, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1934 - 1936
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Docks by the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Aerial view of roller coaster and carousel building, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
An aerial view of the roller coaster and carousel buildings at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Aerial view of streetcar waiting station and tunnel, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
An aerial view of the streetcar waiting station and tunnel at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. Aerial view of the park, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Aerial view of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

12. Aeroplane ride behind ticket booth, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
An Aeroplane behind a ticket booth at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. Aeroplane ride, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
A view of the Aeroplane ride from the dock at Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

14. Aeroplane ride in motion, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930
Description:
A view of the Aeroplane ride in motion at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

15. Aeroplane ride viewed from Excelsior Bay, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
The Aeroplane ride at Excelsior Amusement Park viewed from Excelsior Bay.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. A morning catch at Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
This often created card shows a fisherman with a hypothetical catch of many fish, including Northern, Walleye and Bass. This card is labeled Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

17. Arcade and roller coaster, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of the penny arcade and roller coaster at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

18. Arcade, Dock Station and carousel house, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924 - 1935
Description:
Panoramic view of the penny arcade, Dock Station, and carousel house at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Panoramas

19. A restful corner at the Hotel Del Otero, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1920
Description:
A room filled with rattan and wooden rocking chairs, with many windows, table lamps, and fireplace create a restful corner at the Hotel Del Otero.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

20. Beach picnic with photo of the steamer "Excelsior," Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Wooden boats are pulled ashore and picnic baskets appear in this generic beach scene, with a black and white inset photo labeled Steamer Excelsior, Minnetonka. The writer mentions the large number of advertisements in the paper for fine horses for sale. The Bureau of Engraving's logos is printed on back, color added, postmarked 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

21. Bells Island, Lake Minnetonka, Wayzata, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1930
Description:
This view of a very small island on the estate of James Ford Bell in Ferndale includes its charming bridge access to the lakeshore.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

22. Bicycle loop-the-loop attraction, Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1931
Description:
The bicycle loop-the-loop attraction at the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Big Island Park, boat landing and entrance, view from the lakem, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Entrance to Big Island Park shows the path through the grove of trees. Message says this pleasure park is 18 miles out by trolley, and that the tower, peristyle, etc., are all concrete, dated and postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

24. Big Island Park boat landing and entrance, view from the peristyle, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Big Island's boat landing, with a steamboat approaching the dock, is viewed from within one of the peristyle arches.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

25. Big Island Park, Electric Light Tower, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
The tower is flanked by a peristyle, and stands in a grove of trees, postmarked 1909.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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