Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1922-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1921. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, horseshoe, outdoor winter sports, organized sports (baseball, football, hockey, kitten ball, basketball, tennis, soccer, swimming, skating, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Also includes a report from the Director of Recreation Centers on the second year of the Girls' Municipal Athletic Association. Includes photographs of the Children's Pets on Exhibition, Ski Slide at Glenwood Park, first annual Boys' Club banquet, "Weaver of Dreams" pageant, and tobogganing at Glenwood Park.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1920-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1919. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, organized sports (baseball, football, kitten ball, aquatics, tennis, basketball, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Includes photographs of some organized sports, the Mother Goose Pageant at Lyndale Park, and F.C. Berry the Supervisor of Recreation (1911-1919).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1923-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1922. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, horseshoe, outdoor winter sports, organized sports (baseball, football, hockey, kitten ball, basketball, tennis, soccer, swimming, skating, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Includes photographs of the parade grounds, some sports, "Wedding of the Fairies" pageant.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Cleveland, H. W. S. (Horace William Shaler), 1814-1900
Date Created:
1883
Description:
Early map of Minneapolis showing proposed park system recommended by Horace Cleveland including Loring Park and the blueprint for the "Grand Rounds" parkway system. Streetcars and railways are also located on the map.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map showing proposed plans for Lake Harriet parkland including boat landings, rose garden, pavillion, shore line, Beard's Palisance, Lyndale Park, and surrounding streets.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Map of planned park improvements around Lake Harriet including boat landing, bathing beach, bathhouses, rose garden, picnic grove, tree, shrub and flower garden, trolley station, and paths.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Men and women standing behind a fence in front of a race track, in background are grandstands filled with people and flags waving. This stereograph is similar to cards MS0046 and MS0047.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of crowds of people and carriages lining the streets amongst the State Fairground's buildings. Flags waving, horse carriages, unpaved streets, tents, Horticulture Building's dome can be seen in the far background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
View of the State Fair, the building in foreground is the Minnesota Building, Etoile du Nord; crowds surrounding the building, power pole and wires in foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
It is unclear what the event is (could be a July 4th celebration0 many adults and children on Parade field as well as street; substantial buildings in background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A crowd standing around a raised American flag with bird flying overhead, man with bicycle standing on left foreground. It is unclear what the event is - it could possibly be a July 4th celebration at Parade Stadium.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Could be the July 4th, 1907 celebration. Crowds with automobiles and what might be a hot air balloon in background. It is unclear what the event is or where it is being held but may be at Parade Stadium.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
It is unclear what the event is could be a July 4th celebration or where it is being held but may be at Parade Stadium; numerous automobiles on field; numerous umbrellas in use.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Boats at the Lake Street Bridge setting off to link Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. In 1911 the city of Minneapolis connected Lakes of the Isles with Lake Calhoun by a canal. The "Linking of the Lakes" was a week-long civic celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Official boat on Lake Calhoun, bound for Lake of the Isles to link the two lakes. In 1911 the city of Minneapolis connected Lakes of the Isles with Lake Calhoun by a canal. The "Linking of the Lakes" was a week-long civic celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library