Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

1951 Lakewood Ice Capers

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2002.32.09

Description

The cast of the 1951 Ice Capers show (ID'd on reverse of photo) takes a bow at the Lakewood Ice Arena. The arena was home to many top level skaters when it opened in the 1930s. By 1955 the show had eight performances and 175 skaters. The rink hosted numerous shows and was the entertainment hub for Tacoma residents until 1982 when part of the building collapsed and the rest was demolished.

Made/Created

Date made

1951

Place

Location

Lakewood Ice Arena, Tacoma, WA

Lexicon

Search Terms

Figure Skating, Ice Capers, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Firth, Patricia

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Coats, Sharon

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Bromley, Richard

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Moore, Tommy

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Jensen, Heidi

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Mant, Valerie

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Johnson, John

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Butterfield, Skip

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Moore, Joby

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Nick, bill

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Lakewood Ice Arena

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Tacoma

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Ice Capers

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Event

1951 Ice Capers