Name/Title
The Rainbow Ballroom and Rollerdrome PostcardEntry/Object ID
2004.036.026Description
The front of the postcard is a black and white photograph of the front exterior of the rink; arching sign at the top of the building that has "The Rainbow" within it; sign above the entrance to the roller rink that has the text "Ballroom Rollerdrome / Dancing Skating" on it. At the bottom is "The Rainbow Ballroom and Rollerdrome, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Mass. / Dancing and Roller Skating" in white print.
Everything on the back of the postcard is printed in black: left-hand side: "Driving Distance To: / Rainbow Ballroom from: / Boston, 81 Miles Brockton 61 / Barnstable, 4 Brewster 17 / Buzzards Bay, 20 Chatham 20 / Centerville, 4 Cotuit 12 / Dennis, 10 Falmouth 24 / Fall River, 63 Middleboro 46 / New Bedford, 51 Onset 26 / Osterville, 7 Orleans 22 / Provincetown, 52 Truro 45 / W. Dennis, 6 W. Harwich 9 / Yarmouth, 4 Woods Hole 30"; bottom of left-hand side: "Dancing and Roller Skating / Ernie Baker and His Rainbow Orchestra / Cape Cod's Largest Floor / Ernie Baker, Owner and Manager / Route 28 Hyannis Spring 5-0734"; up the middle: "Pub. by E.D. West Co., South Yarmouth, Cape Code, Mass."; right-hand side: "Post Card" in large print with a postage stamp area in the upper right-hand corner.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Bill Scammell