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 Bde Maka Ska on June 5, 1927 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
View of Bde Maka Ska, found in the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 24. Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
Bridge construction over Lester river at Lester Park; Grand Avenue or the early name for Superior street at the Lester area; image was used in 1894 parks department annual report
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Chicago Avenue Field Park (Now Phelps Field Park) with view of fields and playground, shelter building under construction in 1924 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Photo of people gathered to watch a children's Memorial Day presentation at Franklin Steele Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This photo is found in the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.