Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Shanaman Sports Museum

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Print, Photographic

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0302

Description

CBS sportscaster Jerry Geehan interviews Olympic ice skating star Sonya Henie and Hollywood star Tyrone Power. Henie produced the 1954 Ice Vogues show at the Lakewood Ice Arena. 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.

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Figure Skating, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Geehan, Jerry

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Heine, Sonya

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Power, Tyrone

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Henie, Sonya

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Lakewood Ice Arena

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CBS

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Ice Vogues

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Tacoma