Skating and Romance

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 by Frances A. Rosenfeld

By Frances A. Rosenfeld, Ph.D.

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One Ton of Ice & Clowns on Skis

In the 1930s, Madison Square Garden was transformed into a winter wonderland for the Winter Sports Show. Real snow and ice blanketed the area where spectators witnessed “a host of new and nerve-pulsating events” like ski jumping, slalom and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, “fancy” ice skating, and dog sledding.
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2017 Women’s March: One Year Later

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 by Emily Chapin

By Emily Chapin, Collections Access Archivist

Emily Chapin oversees projects involving the Museum's Manuscripts and Ephemera holdings.

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From Harlem to Hanoi: Dr. King and the Vietnam War

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 by Sarah Seidman

By Sarah Seidman, the Puffin Foundation Curator of Social Activism at the Museum of the City of New York.

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Fantastic Fans

Monday, January 1, 2018 by William DeGregorio

By William DeGregorio, Conservation Technician, Department of Costume and Textiles

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Vanderbilt Ball

In the spring of 1883, the solemnity of Lent didn’t stand a chance against the social event on the mind of all of New York’s elite society: Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt’s fancy dress ball.
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Icetravagaza!: Ice shows at Rockefeller Center

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 by Morgen Stevens-Garmon

By Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Associate Curator, Theater Collection

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A museum photo by Wurts Bros of [Mushing at the North American Winter Sports Show] taken in 1936.
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One Ton of Ice & Clowns on Skis

In the 1930s, Madison Square Garden was transformed into a winter wonderland for the Winter Sports Show. Real snow and ice blanketed the area where spectators witnessed “a host of new and nerve-pulsating events” like ski jumping, slalom and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, “fancy” ice skating, and dog sledding.
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