Visual Materials

Brattleboro roller skating rink, Elliot street

Description: Image of an advertisement by the Brattleboro Roller Skating Rink for Samuel Winslow's Vineyard roller skates. Print includes people of all ages shown roller skating inside a two-story venue. People are dressed in fashionable attire with hats, gloves, and bonnets while skating on the rink. The second story balcony includes people shown seated, conversing, and listening to the live band performing near them.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1880-1888
Call number: priJLC_SPO_002943
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Walden skating rink : Thursday, April 6, 1893

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Image of an advertisement by Clay & Richmond announcing a roller-skating race at Walden Skating Rink. Central image is of a man and woman skating arm-in-arm while a young girl wearing a sash and gold medals skates in front. Decorative motifs are used throughout the borders of the colorful print.

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Hudson roller skating rink Wednesday even'g, May 21 : they are coming! Wilson Bros. The great bicycle riders!

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Image of a poster announcing a bicycle event performed by the Wilson Bros. at the Hudson Roller Skating Rink. Music at the event was performed by the Hudson Skating Rink Bank with T.J. Manning as leader. The venue was managed by E.S. Locke. Center of the print includes an engraved image of two men theatrically riding a "Star Machine" bicycle, also called the American Star Bicycle or the Pony Star; the bicycle is a reverse penny-farthing. Text includes admission information and a review from the American Roller about the Wilson Bros.

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Brattleboro roller skating rink, Elliot Street

Visual Materials

Artist: Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902. Printer: Brett Lithographing Co., New York (N.Y.).

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Barney & Berry's genuine New York club and American rink skates

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Image of an advertisement for ice skates by retailer Barney & Berry. The central image depicted within the decorative title is of a large silver ice-skate. The gold-foiled title and ice-skate are enclosed around an ornately decorated and bejeweled red championship belt. The belt reads, "Champion Skates of America," and is locked with a key that reads, "July 23d. 1867." Below the belt are images of cascading ice that stream down towards two vignettes, one on the left of the print and one on the right. Image on the left is titled, "Interior of Skating Rink, Hervey & Johnsons Patent," and includes an image of people ice-skating underneath an architectural dome. Image on the right is titled, "Exterior of Skating Rink, Hervey & Johnsons Patent," and includes a street view of a dome-shaped building with images of pedestrians walking and traveling by horse-drawn sleighs.

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Philadelphia skating park

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Image of a print showing the Philadelphia Skating Park located near the Sharp & Thompson Foundry in Philadelphia. Groups of men, women, and children in fashionable winter attire are shown ice-skating both independently and coupled up as pairs on the ice-rink. Two men are shown in the act of falling with their feet up in the air, assumably after bumping into one another. Another man towards the right side of the rink is depicted falling face-down onto the ice. Background shows buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and groups of people preparing to head down towards the ice-rink. Title has decorative typography with snowy and ice elements.

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We use the Muncie skate of Muncie, Ind

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Probable date based on history of when Muncie Skates were manufactured and advertised. Thad A. Neely patented the Muncie roller skate model in 1882. Advertisements appear on Newspapers.com from 1883 for the Muncie adjustable skate. Printer, J.M.W. Jones was active from 1867-1905. "We Use the Muncie Skate of Muncie, Ind." --text, top of print. "Grand Roller Skating Assemblies." --text, bottom of print. "Lith. by the J.M.W. Jones S&P. Chicago." --text, center, bottom of margin.

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Brattleboro roller skating rink, Elliot street

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