Lake Contrary Promenade & Shoot the Chutes Photo Postcard, 1910

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78.5.13 Lake Contrary Amusement Park Chutes, c. 1910: The postcard illustration depicts people in period attire with parasols gathered around a water chute ride, central to the Midway at Lake Contrary Amusement Park, St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1910.
78.5.13 Lake Contrary Amusement Park Chutes, c. 1910

The postcard illustration depicts people in period attire with parasols gathered around a water chute ride, central to the Midway at Lake Contrary Amusement Park, St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1910.

Name/Title

Lake Contrary Promenade & Shoot the Chutes Photo Postcard, 1910

Entry/Object ID

AM1978.5.13

Scope and Content

Lake Contrary Promenade & Shoot the Chutes Photo Postcard, 1910. Illustration of persons in period attire, women with parasols, about the water at the bottom of the "Shoot the Chutes" water ride in the center of the promenade at the Amusement Park. Legend: "Shooting the Chutes, Midway at Lake Contrary, St. Joseph, Mo." Contained in postcard album, 78.5.2

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Lake Contrary, Lake Contrary Amusement Park, Shoot the Chutes

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 12, 2008