National Museum of American History
The American Skating Mania
December 1, 1978 – March 1, 1979
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Enjoy 19th century skates, lithographs of idyllic winter scenes and skating club memorabilia—22 objects in all—showing how the Victorian pastime cut across social, age and economic barriers to become the country's first popular sport.
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