The following images were provided by Rick Martyna, Bill Bowen
& nephew Fred Baer, Sally Shipwash, Angie Ziegler Hall, Peter Greene, Judy
Irwin & William L. Passauer
All images are in alphabetical order by name. This is probably
the most complete and comprehensive collection of Monarch Park images you will
find anywhere. All of the images are near or over 100 years old.
While the history of photography tells us that Kodak first
produced the "Brownie" camera in 1900, there were no color images taken until
about 1941. As a result, the images found below were all originally taken
in B & W and then either hand colorized or developed in sepia tone. The
professional images were most often taken on large glass plates which were
fragile and often didn't last the test of time. As a result, these images
are very special and should be preserved. This is why I have spent the
time retouching and enhancing every image seen below. You are therefore
encouraged to copy, print out and save these images for future generations
because as everything goes, this website will not always be available.
To save a photograph, please follow these instructions. First click on
an image to expand it to full size. Then, right click the image and
select, "Save picture as...". Browse to the location where you want to
save the image, then select, "Save".
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A surveyor’s plot map of Smithman Park, later renamed Monarch Park./ Rick Martyna
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An unlabled plot map showing how Monarch Park was laid out./Rick Martyna
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An labled plot map showing how Monarch Park was laid out./Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall) & Bowling Alley/Sally Shipwash
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Auditorium (Dance Hall) & Bowling Alley/Sally Shipwash
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Auditorium (Dance Hall) with the Bowling Alley building to the right.1905./Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Sally Shipwash
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Auditorium (Dance Hall) Back/Sally Shipwash
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)& Rustic Bridge/Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Rick Martyna
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Auditorium (Dance Hall)/Sally Shipwash
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The Dance Hall before the Bowling Alley was built./Angie Ziegler Hall
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Bowling Alley located to right of Auditorium/Bill Bowen
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Mickey McCullough Orchestra./Angie Ziegler Hall
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The Bandstand, Projection Booth to the left and signs to the Mineral Springs/Rick Martyna
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Children's Play Area. See the swings to the left?/Bill Bowen
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Children's Play Area/Rick Martyna
You can see the Thriller to the left & the Dance Hall to the right of center background. |
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Looking East. Observe the trolley tracks on the left, the Trolley Station and
the Merry-go-round in the center and the Electric Tower on the right of the image./Peter Greene |
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Electric Tower and Rustic Bridges/Sally Shipwash
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Electric Tower at night/Sally Shipwash
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Electric Tower/Sally Shipwash
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Electric Tower/Rick Martyna
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Electric Tower/Rick Martyna
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Electric Tower 1912/Rick Martyna
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Electric Tower/Rick Martyna
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Electric Tower/Judy Irwin
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A lady drinking from one of the seven springs on the park.
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A closer view of a lady drinking from one of the seven springs on the park.
Note the three unsanitary drinking cups hanging from a wire along the top of the image. |
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Electric Tower and Merry-go-round 1908/Rick Martyna
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Electric Tower & Acrobat/Bill Bowen
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Flower Garden/Sally Shipwash
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Flower Garden back/Sally Shipwash
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Flower Garden looking at back of Auditorium and Bowling Alley on the left 1909/Sally Shipwash
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Flower Garden 1909/Rick Martyna
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Flower Garden/Sally Shipwash
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Flower Garden/Judy Irwin
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Flower Garden and Whirlpool Ride 1907/Rick Martyna
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Kitchen (Picnic) Pavilion/Rick Martyna
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Merry-go-round and Electric Tower/Rick Martyna
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1st Merry-go-round of two./Angie Ziegler Hall
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Merry-go-round building/Rick Martyna
This is the first of two Merry-go-round buildings and Merry-go-round rides. |
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Merry-go-round/Rick Martyna
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This image shows the second of two Merry-go-round buildings.
Note the Ferris Wheel in the background. |
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This is believed to be the second of two Merry-go-rounds at Monarch Park.
The purchase of a new Carrousel was the big news for the opening of the 1915 season. The $9,000 attraction, replacing the old merry-go-round, was fifty feet in diameter. It contained 52 animals set on the platform three abreast. The sixteen animals in the outer row, which was stationary, included lions, tigers, goats, giraffes, deer, and different breeds of large horses. The second and third rows contained thirty-six galloping animals including cats, pigs, ostriches, rabbits, and horses of various sizes. Hand carved frescoed chariots, also mounted on the platform, had seats that were upholstered in real leather./Bill Bowen
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Restaurant/Rick Martyna
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Restaurant/Rick Martyna
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Restaurant/Rick Martyna
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Restaurant/Sally Shipwash
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Restaurant/Sally Shipwash
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Restaurant/Sally Shipwash
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Baby Show/Bill Bowen
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Inside Restaurant/Bill Bowen
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Rustic Bridges across Two-Mile Run./W. Passauer
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Rustic Bridges/Rick Martyna
You are approaching the first Rustic Bridge down stream from the Falls. In the background is the Dance Hall with the Bowling Alley just above it. The Restaurant is to the left of center and is well hidden by the trees but visible if you know what you are looking for. |
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The Dam that kept the water at a specific height and the Falls along Two Mile Run in Monarch Park/Rick Martyna
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Rustic Bridge, Dam and Falls/Bill Bowen
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The DAm, Falls & Rustic Bridges in Monarch Park/Rick Martyna
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The Dam, Falls & Rustic Bridges in Monarch Park/Rick Martyna
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Rustic Bridge & Falls 1908 Front Side/Stiller
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Rustic Bridge & Falls 1908 Back Side/Stiller
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The Electric Waterfall/Bill Bowen
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Congressman Sibley Day at Monarch Park/Rick Martyna
Taken near the Picnic Pavilion with the Electric Tower seen to the right. |
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Thriller Roller Coaster and people/Sally Shipwash
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Crowd by Thriller/Bill Bowen
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Thriller Roller Coaster/Rick Martyna
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Thriller Roller Coaster/Sally Shipwash
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Train Ride/Bill Bowen
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Two Mile Run near Monarch Park/W. Passauer
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Two Mile Run near Monarch Park/W. Passauer
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Two Mile Run and Restaurant/Rick Martyna
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Two Mile Run near Monarch Park/Sally Shipwash
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Another view of Two Mile Run running through the park. Note the Thriller sticking above the trees in the background../Peter Greene
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Monarch Park Trolley Station/Bill Bowen
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The Monarch Park Trolley Station./Angie Ziegler Hall
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Monarch Park Trolley Station/Bill Bowen
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Ball and Handstand Performer/Bill Bowen
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Whirlpool Ride/Rick Martyna
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Whirlpool Ride Back/Sally Shipwash
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Whirlpools last configuration showing Space Rockets/Bill Bowen
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Entrance to the White Way (Amusments)/Bill Bowen
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Zoo Monarch Park - Bear/Bill Bowen
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