Name/Title
Rocket Skating Palace PostcardEntry/Object ID
1980.007.048Description
The front of the postcard is a color illustration of the exterior of the Rocket Skating Palace; illustration shows the sign out front that has the word "Rocket" within a red rocket ship; blue, white, and pink sky.
Everything printed on the back is in blue (much is obscured): right-hand side: "Fullcolor / Post Card" with a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner; down the middle, vertically: "...Card Co., Arlington, Texas"; bottom of left-hand side: "Mom and Pop Young, Owners and Managers."; upper left-hand side: "Rocket Skating Palace / Texas Finest / Refrigerated Air... / Located 7 Miles from...Dallas(?) on / Cockrell Hill... / For Parties Call...". Handwriting on the back is of a table full of numbers (unsure of their meaning). There are also some names written in the lower right-hand corner with most of them obscured except for "Joe".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Paul J. Gilbert