Name/Title
Skate Island PostcardEntry/Object ID
1980.007.016Description
The front of the postcard includes three color photographs of Skate Island; the upper left-hand photo is an exterior shot of the rink at nighttime; the upper right-hand photo is of the snack bar area; the largest photo on the bottom is of the skating rink itself.
Everything on the back is printed in blue (some text is obscured by the leftover paper that is stuck to the card): upper left-hand corner: "Skate Island / 2310 N. Webb Road / Grand Island, Nebr. 68801 / Phone 382-8270 / Wholesome Recreation and Supervision the way Parents, Ministers, and Teachers approve / Maple rotunda floor 75x164 feet. / Accommodations for 700 skaters."; bottom left-hand side: RSROA logo as well as " Try Skating ... For The Fun Of It." "; up the middle, vertically: "Photo by Dan Bartelt Stu...Nebr."; at the bottom, in the center: Henry McGrew logo with "040097" underneath it; right-hand side "Post Card" in large print with a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Paul J. Gilbert