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3626. Street scene, Wayzata, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
Street scene in Wayzata shows shade trees and few cars, with a water tower adjacent to the railroad tracks, adjacent to the lake.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3627. Svithiod Home wooden building with porch, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910 - 1925
Description:
Wooden two-story building at Svithiod Home. The Svithiod Home was started in 1928 near Excelsior by the Independent Order of Svithiod for immagrants "who felt a need for fellowship outside the religious sphere."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3628. Lake View Hotel, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1914
Description:
This generic picture of people walking on gravel path along the edge of a lake (color added) includes an inset photo (black and white) entitled Lake View Hotel. This building is actually the Ice Yacht Clubhouse located just east of the Minnetonka Yacht Club. The emblem of the Bureau of Engraving, Minneapolis, is printed on the back of this card.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3629. Big Island Veterans Camp on Lake Minnetonka South Hill cabins, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Five wooden cabins line up in a grove of trees, with a bench to enjoy the shade and the view.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3630. Lyman Lodge, Minneapolis YWCA Camp, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1965
Description:
A one-story addition with a wall of windows adjoins the Lyman Lodge YWCA building.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3631. Lovers' Lane, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Cars are driving down the dirt road called Lovers' Lane in Spring Park, where shade trees meet overhead. Later this road became County Road 15.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3632. Flag Raising at St. Albans on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1920
Description:
Flag raising ceremony on August 17, 1912, dedicated St. Albans on Lake Minnetonka as the summer capital of Minnesota. A crowd of dozens gathered in front of the flag pole. Printed message from the St. Albans Company advertises charming environment, good service, rest and recreation, color added.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3633. 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

3634. Picnic Grove at the Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
A crowd enjoys the tree-shaded picnic grove at Excelsior Amusement Park. Many picnic tables are filled with people of all ages. The printed message suggests this is "a most delightful place to spend a happy playday in the out-of-doors."
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3635. Lafayette Club swimming beach, Minnetonka Beach, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1960
Description:
The Lafayette Club's swimming beach is surrounded by a wooden platform, complete with an elevated diving board and a lifeguard's stand.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3636. View of Hotel Del Otero from Lake Minnetonka, Spring Park, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
View of Hotel Del Otero from Lake Minnetonka shows the bathhouse and casino on the shoreline with boats pulled up on the beach, G.F. Hopkins and Company, Proprietors, postmarked 1906.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3637. Four Lake Minnetonka steamers at the dock, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906 - 1920
Description:
The steamers Excelsior, Minnetonka, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul wait at the dock for passengers; the ferries ran from 1906 to 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3638. Larry's Cottages on Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1940
Description:
Photo of office of Larry's Cottages, advertising cabins, and live bait. Sender was planning to go "on the big boat to nite," postmarked July 1945.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3639. The Narrows on Lake Minnetonka before the bridge, Orono, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Several pleasure boats cross the Narrows, from the Lower Lake to the Upper Lake, on Lake Minnetonka before the bridge was built, dated 1910.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3640. Young man with camera on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1905 - 1910
Description:
This young man is holding a box camera, sitting on a fallen tree. Perhaps he arrived across the reedy bay by the canoe that is drawn upon the shore. Message says friends waved their kerchiefs as the train passed by.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3641. Collage of town scenes, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Collage of Excelsior scenes includes photos of Joslin Brothers Hardware Store, Main Street looking south, High School, Catholic Mission House, Business section, Trinity Chapel, Sampson House, and the Lake Minnetonka Casino, postmarked 1912.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3642. Newell's Bazar Caf??, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Interior photo of Newells' Bazar Caf?? includes four gentlemen waiting for customers; postmark is 1907.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3643. Methodist Young People's Lakeside Assembly Association grounds on Lake Minnetonka, Woodland, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
This view from the end of the dock faces the stone wall and steps built along the shoreline of the Methodist Young People's Lakeside Assembly Association grounds, with two men in the foreground viewing the lake, several buildings in the background nestled in the trees. It was located on the border between Woodland and Minnetonka. Message from resident to her mother that her room is upstairs in a cottage with the front screened in.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3644. Hillcrest Hotel on Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900 - 1910
Description:
Hillcrest Hotel on Lake Minnetonka, probably a private residence, was three stories tall with a stone foundation, and a screened porch on the first floor. Signatures on the back are dated 1908.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3645. Merry-Go-Round at the Excelsior Amusement Park, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1949
Description:
The Merry-Go-Round building at the Excelsior Amusement Park is octagonal, and advertises the picnic grove and the Fun House.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3646. Minnetonka Yacht Club clubhouse, Deephaven, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907 - 1908
Description:
Minnetonka Yacht Club's clubhouse is on an island in Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3647. Trinity Chapel, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Photo of Trinity Chapel (Episcopal) in Excelsior, with times of Sunday morning service and Sunday School.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

3648. Excelsior Amusement Park's House of Mystery, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1949
Description:
Photo of House of Mystery at Excelsior Amusement Park shows it is next to the Whip. This building was originally the ferry station.
Contributing Institution:
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards
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