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Clarenbach & Herder, manufacturers
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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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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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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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Brattleboro roller skating rink, Elliot street
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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.
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The famous Albert Lea route ... St. Paul ice palace King Borealis & winter carnival
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Image of an advertisement for the St. Paul Ice Palace and King Borealis Winter Carnival held in January, 1888; ice castle at top center with a large crowd of people gathered outside; groups of men, women, and children sledding down a snowy slope on toboggans and a crowded ice-skating rink at bottom left and right; ice king bust-length portrait inset at center left.
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