Rockefeller Center skating pond | Digital Collections

Description

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."

Note

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."

Contributors

Photographer: Garber, Maurey

Date Issued

1953-12

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Group portraits

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Publisher

Maurey Garber

Time Period

Subject (Name)

Subject (Topical)

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

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

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections