Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah was originally created as a 1.5 million gallon

water park, opened on July the 12 th 1896. Some of those best known for the creation of Lagoon

are Robert E. Freed, Ranch S. Kimball and Simon Bamberger. Lagoon evolved from a water

park to include zoo animals, thrill and kiddie rides, dancing, horse racing, carnival games and a

Pioneer Village.

1927 Lagoon thoroughbred horse races, Farmington, Utah. Photographs show individual horses with their jockeys. Some photographs depict horses running in race. Black and white, 4 ½ x 6 ½ , framed in gray mat board, fair condition.

Program for “Pacific Islanders’ Day Lagoon” Tuesday, August 12, 1913. Includes

Salt Lake Time Table and Ogden Time Table for train routes.

Photograph postcards of the Lagoon Resort in northern Utah. Scenes depict amusement rides, boating on Lagoon Lake, concession stands, and gardens. Black and white, color, c.a. 1907-15, 1960.

Contains posters for Midsummer fest Lagoon that are in Swedish.

This collection contains 2 ribbons from the Netherlands Renuion at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah.

Photographs were taken in the summer of 1940, developed on July 15, 1940.

Four photographs of Northern Utah from Harry Shipler’s Commercial Photographers, Salt Lake City, Utah, ca. 1900.