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Paddlers at Wildwood, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, Minn. – Vintage Print

Paddlers at Wildwood, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, Minn., c1905. — historic photograph
Paddlers at Wildwood, White Bear Lake, St. Paul, Minn., c1905.. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Wildwood, an amusement park on the shore of White Bear Lake northeast of St. Paul, Minnesota, is the setting here. In this view from about 1905, children and adults wade and paddle in the shallows while a water slide rises in the background. Lakeside parks like this were often reached by streetcar or boat, and they gave city families a summer escape close to home. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sold its photographs to travelers and collectors, recorded many scenes like this across the country in the early 1900s.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesWater slide in background. G 2172" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018189. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsAmusement parks. Lakes & ponds. Children & adults. Children playing in water.United States--Minnesota--White Bear Lake (Lake)United States--Minnesota--White Bear Lake.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-61760

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