Biloxi Skating Rink Postcard

Collectible

National Museum of Roller Skating

Name/Title

Biloxi Skating Rink Postcard

Entry/Object ID

1980.007.026

Description

The front of the postcard has three color illustrations; the top and the bottom illustrations are of the rink itself which has the racist Confederate flags hanging up; the rink illustrations show different angles/perspectives of the inside; in the center is an illustration of the exterior of the rink; a blue stripe goes across the middle. Everything on the back is in blue print: top left-hand side: "Biloxi Skating Rink / 125 W. Beach / Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi Skating Rink, located on the Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast, where young and older skate for fun and health to Electric Hammond Organ Music"; bottom of left-hand side: "This Is An Eckco-Chrome Reproduction"; down the middle, vertically: "Made in U.S.A. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. — KBL"; right-hand side: "Post Card" in large print with "173N" above it; upper right-hand corner: postage stamp area with "A Natural Color Post Card" within it and "E", "C", "K", "Co." in the four corners.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Paul J. Gilbert