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Even after WWI….

The behemoth platform built by the Park Board lasted for decades. Really a surprisingly long time.

Here’s a snapshot dated June 30, 1922 of the top of Minnehaha Falls:

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Author karenPosted on July 16, 2016September 10, 2016Categories 20th Century, The Park Board's Stone platformTags 1900s, 1922, boulder wall, iron railing, Park Board, stone platformLeave a comment on Even after WWI….

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I’ll be presenting on the early photographic history of Minnehaha Falls via Zoom on 23 January 2021.  More details on the Daguerreian Society website.

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