THE ARCHIVE / Themes
Miniature Golf.
Miniature golf turns a walk into a sequence of small encounters. Familiar objects become obstacles, landmarks shrink, and a course can suggest an imaginary journey within a compact plot. Margolies often photographed individual elements closely enough for their handmade character to emerge. Compare repeated motifs across locations, or follow one town through its different views. The result is less a single national style than a lively collection of local inventions.
1,213 photographs
49–72 / 1,213
Trap floats (vertical), Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Trap floats (horizontal), Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Ship, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Treasure chest, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Serpent head, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Sign, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Castle 2, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Serpent middle, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
Overall view, Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York, Old Forge, New York
Office, Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York
Cowardly Lion, Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York
Tweedies (horizontal), Jockey's Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York
Hole and obstacle, Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York
18th hole, Over the Rainbow Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York
Clown 18th hole, Cottonwood Corral Mini-Golf, Yankton, South Dakota
One-eared horse, Cottonwood Corral Mini-Golf, Yankton, South Dakota
View 1, Putt-Putt, Drayton Plains, Michigan
View 2, Putt Putt, Drayton Plains, Michigan
Putt-Putt Mini-Golf Route 29, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Sign, Putt-Putt Mini-Golf Route 29, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Withers Drive, Old Putt-Putt, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
View 3, Putt-Putt, Drayton Plains, Michigan
PPA, Putt-Putt, Drayton Plains, Michigan
