Name/Title
Wheeling Roller Rink PostcardEntry/Object ID
1997.021.002Description
Postcard, all print on front and back is in black; in the center on the front is a black and white photo of the empty inside of the Wheeling Roller Rink; above the photo is "Wheeling Roller Rink - State Fair Grounds - Wheeling, W. Va." and below the photo is "The Playground of the Ohio Valley since 1932".
On the back of the postcard on one side is "Post Card" in large, bold print with a postage stamp area next to it, and below it is "This Side for Address Only" with a line splicing the card down the middle; on the other side is information about the roller rink: "One of the finest and most modern equipped Roller Rinks in U.S.A. Music by Hammond Electric Organ—Two large reflectors for moonlight skating. Building 100x300 ft. Skating surface 60x215 ft. Beginners section separate 15x180 Skating Nightly and Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Closed during month of August for repairs. / CECIL MILAM, Manager".Collection
PostcardAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Harold Derkacz