Name/Title
Two "The Judge" PostcardsEntry/Object ID
2002.057.004Description
Two of the same postcard. The front of the postcard is a color illustration; at the top is a man at his desk where he is writing on a piece of paper that says "The" and "Judge." is on the front of his desk; the lampshades on either side of his desk have the text "Vol 7." and "No. 176." on them. Underneath the top illustration is two lines on printed text; the first line: "Entered at the Post Office at New York as Second Class Matter. Copyright 1881 By the Judge Publishing Co."; second line: "Price New York, February 28, 1885 10 Cents.". The illustration on the bottom shows a man and a woman wrapped in each other's arms as they are skating out of a roller skating rink; the woman has a sign around her neck that says "Heiress More Boodle Than Brains" and the man has a sign around his neck that says "Professor of Roller Skating"; the man also has a bag in the crook of his arm that says "Boodle" on it. The artist's signature at the bottom of the illustration is: "DMAC"; below the illustration is "The Coachman Eclipsed" in very faded black print.
Everything on the back of the postcard is printed in black: left-hand side: "From the Archives Of / The National Museum / Of Roller Skating / 4730 South Street - Lincoln, Nebraska 68506 / 402-483-7551"; upper right-hand corner: postage stamp area with "Place Stamp Here" within it.Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museum of Roller Skating