Related Records

1. Album, Photograph - Photo Album of Hutchinson Parks, Dam, etc.

   Photo album with brown embossed cover, tied with red string. Includes snapshots of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Eheim, Jay Burns, Jack Knaff, Gertrude Stegmeier - longtime park board members, also photos of Hutchinson, MN parks, mill pond & dam. All pictures have something to do with Hutchinson's city park system. See accession numbers 1988-0055-001 through -032 for individual photos.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Print, Photographic - Bathhouse built by WPA

   Black and white photograph of the bathhouse built by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) in Hutchinson, MN on the bank of the Crow River. From photo album 1988-0055-000 presented to John Knaff by J. M. Eheim in 1939. Album includes pictures of park board members, parks, mill pond and dam, construction of spillway, etc.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Print, Photographic - Boulder for Pendergast Academy Monument

   Black and white photograph of a very large boulder being moved by the W. P. A. to the area at the top of the hill, near the site of the first Pendergast Academy that was burned by Little Crow's Indians in 1862. A commemorative plaque would be placed on the boulder noting the Academy and it's fate. Note the large steel wheels on the iron frame used to transport the boulder. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Print, Photographic - Crow River Dam Spillway

   Black and white photograph of the spillway at the dam on the Crow River after it received the finishing touch of W. P. A. workers. Note the waterwheel in the spillway. Eheim Park is to the right of the steps. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Print, Photographic - Crow River Dam Spillway Under Construction by WPA

   Black and white photograph of the spillway at the dam on the Crow River at the time it was under construction by the W. P. A. Note the extensive use of fieldstone.. A spillway provides controlled release of water downstream. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Print, Photographic - Eheim Park

   Black and white photograph of Eheim Park in Hutchinson, MN. Located by Crow River Dam, constructed by the W. P. A. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Print, Photographic - Eheim Park Before WPA Took Over

   Black and white photograph of the site that would become Eheim Park in Hutchinson, MN at the corner of Main Street and 3rd Ave. NW. Note the railroad tracks that ran just north of the site. From photo album 1988-0055-000. Handwritten on album page, "This was Eheim Park before W.P.A. [Works Progress Administration] took over. Your Park Board sponsored all W.P.A. work, as many as 235 men on the roll at one time. Many projects such as bathhou...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Print, Photographic - Eheim Park & Spillway

   Black and white photograph of Eheim Park and the spillway at the Crow River Dam constructed by the W. P. A. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Print, Photographic - Firemen's Park, Hutchinson, MN

   Black and white photograph of Firemen's Park in Hutchinson, MN, constructed by the W. P. A. Located on south side of Crow River, east of Main Street. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Print, Photographic - Firemen's Park, Hutchinson, MN

    Black and white photograph of Firemen's Park in Hutchinson, MN, constructed by the W. P. A. Located on south side of Crow River, east of Main Street. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Print, Photographic - Firemen's Park, Hutchinson, MN

    Black and white photograph of Firemen's Park in Hutchinson, MN, constructed by the W. P. A. Located on south side of Crow River, east of Main Street. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Print, Photographic - Firemen's Park, Hutchinson, MN

    Black and white photograph of Firemen's Park in Hutchinson, MN, constructed by the W. P. A. Located on south side of Crow River, east of Main Street. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Print, Photographic - Firemen's Park Pond & Bridge

    Black and white photograph of Firemen's Park in Hutchinson, MN, constructed by the W. P. A. Located on south side of Crow River, east of Main Street. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Print, Photographic - Group of WPA workers

    Black & white snapshot photograph of a group of WPA workers. Location & date unknown. There is one woman, a man with a bicycle and a man holding a dog in the group of men. An American flag is flying in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Print, Photographic - McLeod Co. Fairgrounds: 4-H Eat Stand

    Four digital color photographs of the "old" McLeod County fairgrounds in Hutchinson, MN. Photos were taken prior to the June 13, 1983 tornado that destroyed or damaged many of the buildings. Image 1 is the 4-H Eat Stand (constructed in 1951 to replace the 1936 building) located across the street (west) from the 4-H exhibit building. Image 2 is the Horticulture building, built in 1937 as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) project. 3M is...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Print, Photographic - McLeod Co. Fairgrounds: Barns

    Four digital color photographs of the "old" McLeod County fairgrounds in Hutchinson, MN. Photos were taken prior to the June 13, 1983 tornado that destroyed or damaged many of the buildings. Image 1 shows several of the barns: the dairy barn (an oval building built in 1920, cement floor added in 1946) is at left; the swine barn (built in 1923) is second from right; the 4-H horse barn (built in 1920's, formerly the 4-H Club bldg.) is at right ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Print, Photographic - Spillway and Waterwheel at Crow River Dam

    Black and white photograph of the spillway with waterwheel at the dam on the Crow River, Hutchinson, MN. Note the extensive use of fieldstone. Eheim Park is to the right of the steps.The work was done by the W. P. A. From photo album 1988-0055-000.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Print, Photographic - Swimming Area on Crow River

    Black and white photograph of the swimming area in the Crow River in Hutchinson, MN. The bathhouse constructed by the WPA (Works Progress Administration) is at photo center. The lifeguard tower is at left, near a long dock protruding into the river. A diving tower and platform are in the water at right. Located on the south shore of the river near the Main Street bridge.

    Record Type: Photo