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Parks/Recreation
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Native American structures; c. 1987 (9PC 15)
Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Interpretive center in the background; c. 1987 (9PC 9)
Artes Pool
Located on Keller between Fulton and N. Fifth Ave.; dated 1923 (Knecht 2082)
Baseball Game
Lot between Walnut St. and Lincoln Ave. (Little Sisters of the Poor convent in background) was also used for circuses; early 1920s (Knecht 3142)
Baseball Team
Enlow Field; c. 1920 (Hale 1)
Bayard Park
Photo dated 1909 (Knecht 4092)
Bayard Park
Children pumping water; photo dated 1931 (Knecht 2091)
Bosse Field
Baseball game at Bosse Field; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 229)
Bosse Field
Flag-raising ceremony before beginning of baseball game; photo dated 1938 (Knecht 4457)
Bosse Field
At edge of Garvin Park; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 4066)
Bosse Field
Photo taken shortly before the stadium opened in June 1915 (Knecht 675)
Bosse Field
C. 1920s (Knecht 4458)
Bosse Field
Football team (possibly Central High School) posing on the grounds of Bosse Field; c. 1920s (Knecht 4697)
Bosse Field
Spectators assembled outside the gate; c. 1920s (Knecht 4455)
Bosse Field
Baseball game; c. 1920s (Knecht 2012)
Bosse Field
Field Day exercises; c. 1920 (Knecht 4354)
Bosse Field
Night view; photo dated November 3, 1998 (19PC 21)
Bosse Field
Sign reads, "Home of the Evansville Triplets"; c. late 1970s (Marchand 2271)
Bosse Field
Night game; c. 1920s-1930s (Knecht 4459)
Bosse Field
Baseball player running to base; photo dated 1938 (Knecht 4457)
Bosse Field
Baseball game; c. 1920s (Knecht 4441)
Burdette Park
Swimming pool; photo dated 1984 (6PC 94)
Burdette Park
View from lake; photo dated April 17, 1935 (Knecht 2093)
Chero-Colas Baseball Team
Evansville Amateur Baseball League Champions; athletes identified are Roxie Wilson, Orwic Seiler, Leo Foster, and Chuck Seiler; photo dated 1919 (Beer 1)
Circus
Circus at the "playground"; photo dated 1938 (Knecht 2084)
Cook's Park
Also known as Exposition Park; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 1400)
Cook's Park
Early 1900s (Payne 10)
Cook's Park
Swimming pool; c. 1915 (Lantaff 2)
Doughboy Statue
Memorial fo World War I soldiers in Sunset Park; c. 1920s (Knecht 2387)
Eagles Athletic Field
New ball park at corner of Washington and Weinbach Aves. (Knecht 4045)
Evansville Braves
Left to right: Jack Burns, Roger Jongewaard, Bill Rittman, Joe Unfried, Lee Maye, John Stratton, and Billy Smith; photo dated April 24, 1956 (Courier 903)
Evansville Braves
Three-I League champions; l-r, standing: Ron Piche, Tony Diaz, Bill Moss, Austin Brown, Dale Hendrickson, Manager Bob Coleman, Ray Reed, Mike Dalton, Noel Mickelson, Bobby Jacobs, Horace Garner and Sid Goldfader; l-r, kneeling: Larry Click, Bill McKeown, Joe Trenary, Billy Smith, Johnny Stratton and George Holder; photo dated September 10, 1957 (Courier 900)
Evansville Evas
Members of the professional Three-I League and second-place finishers in 1920 (Knecht 583)
Exposition Park
Acrobats perform in former Cook's Park; photo dated 1920
Exposition Park
W. Maryland St. (later renamed Pleasure Park); photo dated 1923 (Knecht 4367)
Exposition Park
The building later became a skating rink; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 1412)
Field Day
Students playing at Bosse Field; photo dated 1921 (Knecht 4365)
Field Day
Students participating in exercises at Bosse Field; c. 1920 (Knecht 4315)
Field Day
Students participating in exercises; c. 1910-1915 (Schlamp Collection)
Four Freedoms Monument
Located on the banks of the Ohio River in Sunset Park; photo dated 1999 (21PC 71)
Garvin Park
Weapons on display by the 81st Field Artillery during an encampment in 1919 (Knecht 1926)
Garvin Park
Winter scene; photo dated Feburary 1929 (Knecht 3678)
Garvin Park
Lake Placido Reflectum; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 554)
Garvin Park
Easter egg hunt; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 2057)
Garvin Park
Main entrance; c. 1920 (Deeds 58)
Garvin Park
Crew works on entrance to park (Bosse Field is at left); photo dated 1920 (Knecht 4131)
Garvin Park
Photo dated 1916 (Knecht 1418)
Garvin Park Pool
Photo dated July 1926 (Knecht 2097)
Garvin Park Zoo
Young woman feeding bear; c. early 1920s (Center City 39)
Harlem Globetrotters
Game on opening night of Roberts Stadium; photo dated October 29, 1956 (Knecht 372)
Helfrich Field
New shelter house completed in November 1938 (Knecht 2092)
Helfrich Field
Now a municipal golf course; photo dated January 24, 1924 (Knecht 4081)
Helfrich Park Golf Course
C. 1940 (VC 68)
Louisiana Street Ball Park
Annual field day exercises by 7th and 8th grade students; photo dated May 26, 1908 (Lankford Collection)
Mesker Park
Carousel ride; photo undated (Lantaff 10)
Mesker Park
Shelter House; c. 1920 (Knecht 2035)
Mesker Park
Carousel; photo dated November 21, 1948 (Lantaff 1)
Mesker Park
New shelter house near Mesker Park Dr.; c. 1930s (Knecht 2098)
Mesker Park
C. 1930 (Knecht 1469)
Mesker Park
Carousel barn is in the background; photo dated July 29, 1931 (Knecht 1266)
Mesker Park
Close-up view of carousel rides (Lantaff 9)
Mesker Park
View of gardens behind the shelter house on Mesker Park Dr.; dated May 17, 1931 (Korb Collection)
Mesker Park Amphitheatre
Under construction in the mid-1930s (Mesker Steel Collection)
Mesker Park Amphitheatre
Under construction in the mid-1930s (Mesker Steel Collection)
Milwaukee Brewers
Practice game at Bosse Field; photo dated March 1920 (Knecht 3125)
Old Dam and Park
New Harmony, IN; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 3977)
Pagoda
Sunset Park, on bank of the Ohio River; c. 1920 (Knecht 4416)
Pagoda
Sunset Park; rear of the Evansville Museum is visible in the background (at left); photo dated February 25, 1961 (Knecht 798)
Pagoda
C. 1996 (17PC 117)
Pagoda
Sunset Park; photo dated June 1999 (21PC 61)
Pagoda
Sunset Park; photo dated June 1999 (21PC 64)
Pagoda
Sunset Park near the Ohio River; photo dated December 1980 (Marchand 98)
Pagoda
Interior of the building in Sunset Park, looking towards the Ohio River; photo dated June 14, 1999 (21PC 56)
Playground
Location unidentified; photo dated 1919 (Knecht 4366)
Pleasure Park
Workers constructing a merry-go-round ride; photo dated 1920 (Knecht 1406)
Race Track
Rockport, IN; photo dated 1939 (Knecht 2267)
Salt Pool
Located on Mt. Auburn Hill; early 1900s (Knecht 1858)
Sunset Park
Old Civil War cannon in Sunset Park; photo dated 1909 (Knecht 4129)
Sunset Park
Montage of photos depicting encampment in park (Ohio River and Waterworks building can be seen in bottom image); photos dated 1920 (Knecht 4098)
Sunset Park
Three unidentified women posing with old Civil War cannon along the riverfront; c. 1910 (Belz 3)
Sunset Park
Tennis players; early 1900s (Knecht 1416)
Sunset Park
Photo dated 1916 (Knecht 1419)
Sunset Park
Easter Sunday in 1912 (Riggs 10)
Sunset Park
Playground; early 1900s (Knecht 4124)
Sunset Park
Strollers inspecting coal barges along the levee; c. 1910 (Knecht 3772)
Sunset Park
At left in the distance is the Pagoda; at right is the Water Works plant; c. 1920 (Knecht 3792)
Sunset Park
View from the roof of the Pagoda, looking towards SE Riverside Dr.; photo dated March 8, 1991 (Marchand 107)
Sunset Park
View from the Pagoda, looking towards the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science; photo dated March 8, 1991 (Marchand 105)
Sunset Park
View of the park from the top of the Pagoda, looking towards Dress Plaza and the Downtown area; photo dated 1999 (21PC 49)
Sunset Park (NEW PHOTO)
Strollers along the levee, with Riverside Dr. in the background; photo dated 1919 (Bigham Collection)
West Side Pool
C. 1920s (Knecht 2090)
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