Name/Title
Pine Island Park Roller Skating Rink PostcardEntry/Object ID
1997.000.667Description
The front of the postcard is an illustration of the inside of the rink; the rink has wooden walls and ceilings; there are figures in the back peering into the rink; the rink itself is empty of skaters; fun decorations are hanging from the ceiling; at the bottom: "Roller Skating Rink, Pine Island Park, Manchester, N.H." is printed in a pale pink.
Everything printed on the back of the postcard is in green: left-hand side vertical text is mostly obscured by handwriting: "Chamber of Commerce...Manchester N.H. Made In U.S.A."; two sections: "This Space for Writing Messages." and "This Space for Address Only."; down the middle, vertically: "C.T. Photochrom"; at the bottom, in the center: "R-38015"; right-hand side: "Post Card" in large and fun print. Green and white one cent postage stamp in the upper right-hand corner. Black stamp with information about when and where this postcard was shipped: "Manchester. / Aug 6 - 13(?) / 12 --- PM / N.H.". Handwritten note in the "Writing" section: "Hello Fred:- / This is the rink of Manchester of course it isn't near as pretty as the "Riverview". I have never been inside yet. I have gone through the park and passed it but it was Sun.(?) and then we don't skate we die. B...". Handwritten note in "Address" section: "Mr. Fred Martin / To Riverview Roller Rink, / Milwaukee, Wis.,".Collection
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