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Rockefeller Center skating pond

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Rockefeller Plaza outdoor skating pond or skating rink with 15 skaters (all white men and women) on the ice, a small group looking on from the side of the rink and a very large group watching from above on the lower plaza. Vehicles on the street above are visible at the top of the photograph. An awning over a corner door says, "Promenade Cafe, English Grill."
Date Published
1953-12
Publisher
Maurey Garber
Subjects
Skaters
Skating rinks
Women, White
Men, White
Time Periods
1951-1960
Subjects, Geographic
New York (N.Y.)
Notes

December 1953

Stamped on back, "FROM: ROCKEFELLER CENTER, INC. 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK. CIRCLE 5-9000. MAUREY GARBER photography 48 WEST 48TH STREET, NEW YORK . PLAZA 7-8366." Typewritten not attached to the back, "NEW YORK, NEW YORK: The newly remodeled Rockefeller Plaza Outdoor Skating Pond at Rockefeller Center is permanently constructed on concrete and terrazzo over pipes containing a brine solution capable of maintaining ice in all but the most humid weather. The Skating Pond's area has been increased over its previous size from 4,575 to 7,020 square feet. Five miles of pipe have been set within this area."

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Member of
Ted Malone Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-386.tif
Genres
Gelatin silver prints
Black & white photographs
Group portraits
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.

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