Name/Title
"The Iceman" PostcardEntry/Object ID
1986.035.006Description
The front of the postcard is a color drawing; the background top 1/3 is a bright green and the lower 2/3 is the base color of the postcard; the postcard depicts a man with pale skin and dark hair wearing a brown hat, red shirt, white suspenders (only one strap is visible), blue jeans, black belt, and brown and orange roller skates (brown shoes with orange straps securing the skates); the man has a confident expression on his face and has a very red nose; in one of his hands, the man is holding large ice tongs that are grasping onto a small piece of ice; next to his legs "Roller Skate Craze" is printed in black; "The Iceman" is printed in black in the lower right-hand corner. Circa 1910.
Everything on the back of the postcard is in black print: in large print at the top: "Post Card"; upper right-hand corner has a postage stamp with text in it: "Place Stamp Here / Domestic One Cent / Foreign Two Cents"; two sections: "This space may be used for Communication" and "This space for Address only".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Bill Ludascher