Rustic Shelter, Prospect Park, unknown date.

Temperature boost Caption: "Temperature boost--Thomas O'Neill, 2, of Stratford Road, offers manly assistance to Lourie Young, also 2, of 15 Stratford Road, at \[Prospect Park] parade grounds fountain as mercury climbed to record-breaking figures."

"Horse Tamers", ca. 1975 This statue, titled "Horse Tamers," adorns the entrance to Prospect Park, representing the power of the mind over that of brute strength. The statue was created by Frederick MacMonnies, whose work can be seen all over the city. MacMonnies reportedly made plaster molds of live horses for this statue, to make it as realistic as possible. "Horse Tamers" was commissioned in 1894 and unveiled in 1899. It was one a few new sculptural works installed in and around the park in the 1890s, under the planning and direction of architect Stanford White. "Horse Tamers" did not have an easy journey to its current home, however. From MacMonnies' home in Giverny, France, where he lived in an artist's colony, a section of the bronze statue was damaged while shipping, then lost during a shipwreck. It was recovered and reworked by the artist before being dedicated in 1899.

Prospect Park Parade Grounds, ca. 1895. Parade Grounds at the southernmost tip of Prospect Park, named for its use as a drill field for Union Soldiers during the Civil War, once had 13 baseball fields. The Parade Grounds sent more players to Major League Baseball than any other New York ballpark. According to Bob McGee, author of “The Greatest Ballpark Ever: Ebbets Field and the Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers,” the Parade Grounds was not just a neighborhood park. "It was a boroughwide showcase for young teenage talent in the city’s most populous borough, which, coincidentally, had far and away traditionally the greatest number of amateur teams.” Among the future major leaguers who played there were: Koufax; Hoyt; Joe and Frank Torre; Bob and Ken Aspromonte; Cy Block; Chuck Connors, aka “The Rifleman”; Harry Eisenstat; Sid Gordon; Buddy Hassett; Billy Jurges; Bill Lohrman; Sam Mele; Saul Rogovin; and Marius Russo.

Maryland Monument on Lookout Hill, ca. 1907.

Terrace Bridge, date unknown. When Prospect Park architects Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted first conceived a plan for the area surrounding Terrace Bridge, they envisioned it with a restaurant and series of terraces and arcades for visitors to enjoy live music and entertainment on the lake. While their vision never fully transpired, Terrace Bridge today represents their intention for this region of the park. Built between 1868-1870, the first Terrace Bridge was a wooden structure located along Wellhouse Drive between Lookout Hill and Breeze Hill. It rested on the border of the Ravine District and stood until 1890 when it was replaced by the current bridge. Today, Terrace Bridge is one of the largest in Prospect Park. It is also the last park element built by Vaux. Comprised of six parallel steel arches, each side of Terrace Bridge includes a pedestrian underpass at water's edge. The circular stone carvings on the bridge read “18” and “90,” marking the date of the new bridge's completion.

Peristyle, unknown date. Located near the Parade Grounds at the southern border of Prospect Park, the McKim, Mead & White-designed Grecian Shelter is a peristyle with Corinthian columns. The shelter, completed in 1905, was refurbished in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Lookout Hill, ca. 1880. View from Lookout Hill showing the Peninsula with the lake on either side.

Prospect Park Lake, ca. 1898.

Prospect Park Lake, ca. 1940.

Terrace Bridge, ca. 1890.

Mount Vernon Replica, ca. 1932-1934. Mount Vernon Replica was erected in 1932 to celebrate the 200th birthday of George Washington. The building and grounds were located on what is known today as the Peninsula, but torn down after only two years. Prospect Park Archives/Bob Levine Collection

Prospect Park Lake, unknown date.

How to keep cool on a warm day Caption: "How to keep cool on a warm day--Go fishing in Prospect Park Lake as did Roberta Hammel, 11, her sister, Peggy, 9, and Terry Chwielewski, all of 81 MacDougal St."

Model Yacht Club on the Peninsula, ca. 1909. Sometimes called the Miniature Yacht Club, the Model Yacht Club stored the miniature ships that once sailed on the lake.