CIVIC ACTIVITIES

A vintage photo of young men in baseball uniforms and hats posing in front of a white wooden building.
A sepia photo of downtown Lakeville during the Egg Festival in July 1940 or 1941, showing a parade with floats and a large crowd of spectators lining the streets, with parked cars and trees in the background.
A vintage black and white photograph of twelve boys dressed in baseball uniforms, standing outdoors in a line. The boys are wearing caps and uniforms with some arm bands. The photo has a decorative border, and there is a caption below describing the team as the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Fredrickson, including their names and ages.
A black and white vintage photograph of The Lakeville Coronets Band circa 1907, showing fourteen young men arranged in three rows, holding musical instruments, with a decorative border around the photo.
Black and white photograph of the 1918 Lakeville Commercial Club at the Dakota County Fair, featuring a long building with a central sign, American flag, and several local merchants' signs, with people standing in front.
A black-and-white photograph of a group of people, including men, women, and children, standing outdoors in front of a tree-lined backdrop. The text at the top reads 'First Air Mail to Lakeville.'
Black and white photo of young women from Lakeville at the 1940 Egg Festival receiving eggs from Governor Harold E. Stassen, with a man holding a bowl, amid a curtained backdrop.
Black and white photo of students and faculty on a decorated jeep with Lakeville sign, participating in a war effort support event during World War II, with people gathered in the background.
Black and white photo of two baseball-playing brothers, Vern Jensen and Bob Jensen, posing in front of their family home in 1948. They are wearing baseball uniforms with 'Orchard Lake' written on them, and are standing on a car. The background shows trees and part of a house.
A black-and-white photograph of a booth selling 'Change,' a milk and honey drink, with people gathered around it. There is a sign on the booth that says 'It's Here' and a banner indicating the product is new.
Black and white photo of an outdoor art fair in a parking lot, with people viewing and selling artwork displayed on tables and easels, surrounded by brick and wooden buildings, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.
Group of men at a park in 1977, some holding certificates, with cars and a park in the background.
Black and white photo of people, including police officers and children, participating in the cow chip throwing contest in July 1995, with a fence and a stop sign in the background.
Historical black-and-white photograph of Lakeville Cornet Band preparing to lay corner stone of St. Paul’s New Cathedral in 1907, with a crowd of people gathered in front of a small wooden building.
Black and white photo of a town band with young boys holding musical instruments, posing in front of a backdrop, taken in 1907 for a celebration in Lakeville, showing various brass and woodwind instruments.
Black and white photo of Lakeville's 1935-1936 baseball team at the field near the School District 194 Administration building on 210th Street, with players in baseball uniforms and coaches in suits. The team is posed in two rows, some standing and others kneeling or sitting on the ground, with a few individuals in the background. Text on the photo identifies the players and staff.
Black-and-white photograph of eleven men, all in suits, posing together for a group photo at a formal event. The setting appears to be indoors with a plain background. The image is bordered with decorative floral elements at each corner.
A black and white group portrait of fifteen people, some standing and some seated, taken at the Lakeville Area Historical Society in July 1995, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2005. They are in front of a large plain wall.
Black and white photo of six people holding a sign that reads "Lakeville Rotary Club Big Green Project Reforestation of 130 Trees Planted May 30, 2009," with ten additional people on either side, outdoors with trees in the background. To the right, a list of Lakeville Rotary Foundation projects and sponsors.
Photograph of ten veterans, five seated at a table decorated with flowers and five standing behind them, in a room with a window and curtain. The group includes members of Oscar and John Soberg VFW Post 210 of Lakeville, gathered on September 20, 1959, for a 40th anniversary photo. The caption mentions that Oscar and John Soberg VFW Post 210 celebrated its 90th year of service in 2009 and describes the post as a gathering place for veterans and their families.
Black and white photograph of Memorial Day in 1921 showing veterans of foreign wars post 210, with men holding American flags and rifles, women in white dresses holding flags, under trees.
Black-and-white photo of a historic street scene in Lakeville with protestors holding signs and American flags during the 1962 Get Out to Vote campaign, with empty storefronts and vintage cars in the background.
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