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Minnehaha Falls, Minnehaha Park, Minnesota MN
Minnehaha Falls, Minnehaha Park, Minnesota MN
Minnehaha Falls, Minnehaha Park, Minnesota MN
Images
Introduction
Park landscape with bridges and walking paths constructed around a naturally occurring waterfall named "Minnehaha" from Dakota word for waterfall, translated as "Laughing Waters" in Mary Eastman's 1849 book Dacotah, and then borrowed by Longfellow for the heroine of Song of Hiawatha.
Nation of Maker:
None
Place of Origin:
Minneapolis, MN
Date Made or Date Range:
184u/2009
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
CW.
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Other Notes
These images are original digital photographs by Cory Willmott.
Dimensions:
0 × 0 × 0 mm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
I've seen historic photographs and read descriptions from early to mid-nineteenth century of the falls as a tourist destination.
Provenance
Current Location:
Willmott Fieldwork Photos
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
Willmott_2004_02
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
2004-06
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Cory Willmott, original digital photographs
Collection Narratives and Histories
Visited Minnehaha Park to take photos of Minnehaha Falls and Hiawatha statue en route from Winnipeg to Edwardsville, June 2004.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
405
How to Cite this Item
Photo by Cory Willmott, June 2004.
Record Creation Context
Hiawatha research.
Copyright
Testing GKS for original fieldwork photos.
Approximate Place of Origin