Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2002.36.05Description
As a young child David Riggs skated at the Lakewood Ice Arena and was involved in the Lakewood Figure Skating Club, later renamed to the Lakewood Winter Club. Riggs was half of the comedy team of Hamm & Riggs, with partner Larry Hamm, that performed at the ice arena during its heyday. The arena itself hosted numerous ice shows to great accolades and had as many as 175 skaters performing in eight shows by the mid 1950s. Hamm, in woman’s clothes, and Riggs, in sailor’s costume, performed their “In the Park” routine which was included in the 1954 Ice Vogeus show produced by Sonja Henie. (see program 2002.36.8).Made/Created
Date made
1954 - 1955Place
Location
Lakewood Ice Arena, Tacoma, WALexicon
Search Terms
Figure Skating, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Riggs, DavidPerson or Organization
Hamm, LarryPerson or Organization
Lakewood Ice ArenaPerson or Organization
Lakewood Figure Skating ClubPerson or Organization
Henie, SonjaRelated Events
Event
1954 Ice Vogeus Show