CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT:

Sizable groups of photographs are present for Alexander Ramsey, Baptism River, Camden, Charles A. Lindbergh, Father Hennepin, Fort Ridgely, Gooseberry Falls, Interstate, Itasca, Jay Cooke, Lake Shetek, Minneopa, Old Mill, Scenic, Sibley, St. Croix, and Whitewater state parks.

Of special interest are photographs of U.S.-Dakota War monuments at Birch Coulee, Camp Release, Fort Ridgely, Lake Shetek, Milford, and Wood Lake; markers commemorating the 1894 Hinckley forest fire victims, Senator Magnus Johnson, and the sites of Fort St. Charles, the town of Buchanan, Samuel Pond's 1834 mill, and the Wasioja Seminary; the Charles A. Lindbergh and Ignatius Donnelly houses; restoration of historic Fort Ridgely; several Civilian Conservation Corps' camps; the 1937 historical pageant at Camden State Park; Washkish Township; and Basswood Lake. There are also photographs of Minneapolis Park System superintendent Theodore Wirth, Parks and Recreation Division director H. W. Lathrop, National Park Service assistant director Connie Wirth, Josephine Brower, and Theodore Wegmann.

The majority of the undated photographs were most likely taken in the 1930s, although there are also scattered photographs dated from 1926 to 1956.

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The photographs are organized alphabetically by site and/or general topic and by numerical sequence within each category. The numbering system does have gaps and discrepancies.

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Access Restrictions:

Digitized originals are closed. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Conservation. Photographs of State Parks, Monuments, Recreational Areas, and Staff. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2000-32; 2018-25

Processing Information:

Processed by: Carrie M. Tannehill, October 1999, and Cheri Thies, August 2000.

Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, April-May 2024.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017367010104294

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Minnesota Division of Parks and Recreation photographs, Minnesota Department of Conservation photographs by Chester S. Wilson, and Minnesota Department of Conservation photographs by Napoleon N. Nadeau, all housed in the Minnesota Historical Society state archives collections (each cataloged separately).

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Birch Coulee State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Bridges -- Minnesota -- Design and construction -- Photographs.

Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865 -- Monuments -- Photographs.

Dams -- Minnesota -- Design and construction -- Photographs.

Fort Ridgely State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Hinckley Fire State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Historical markers -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Lake Shetek State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Milford State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Monuments -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Natural areas -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Nature trails -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Pageants -- Minnesota -- Camden State Park -- Photographs.

Park facilities -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Parks -- Minnesota -- Employees -- Photographs.

Recreation areas -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Roads -- Minnesota -- Design and construction -- Photographs.

Roadside rest areas -- Minnesota -- Photographs.

Samuel J. Brown State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Wood Lake State Monument (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Persons:

Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901 -- Homes and haunts -- Photographs.

Johnson, Magnus, 1871-1936 -- Monuments -- Photographs.

Lathrop, Harold William, 1901-1961 -- Photographs.

Wegmann, Theodore -- Photographs.

Wirth, Theodore, 1863-1949 -- Photographs.

Organizations:

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Lac qui Parle Mission (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Minnesota District -- Photographs.

Minnesota Works Progress Administration -- Photographs.

United States. National Park Service -- Employees -- Photographs.

Wasioja Seminary (Wasioja, Minn.) -- Photographs.

Places:

Alexander Ramsey State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Baptism River State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Buchanan (Minn.).

Camden State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Camp Release (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (Little Falls, Minn.) -- Photographs.

Father Hennepin State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Fort Ridgely State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Fort Saint Charles Archaeological Site (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Gooseberry Falls State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Interstate Park (Minn. and Wis.) -- Photographs.

Itasca State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Jay Cooke State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Lake Shetek State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Minneopa State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Old Mill State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Saint Croix State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Scenic State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Sibley State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Washkish (Minn. : Township) -- Photographs.

Whitewater State Park (Minn.) -- Photographs.

Document Types:

Photographs -- Minnesota.

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