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Photograph of the original site of the Carlsbad Skatepark

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Object Details

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O'Malley, John

Description (Brief)

Color photograph of the original site of the Carlsbad Skatepark, California's first skatepark which opened in March of 1976. It was built by Jack Graham and the donor, John O'Malley and continued to operate until 1979, when it was buried, intact, beneath a layer of dirt for more than two decades. O'Malley retreived this piece from the park when it was demolished in 2005. The photograph includes a visit from the Logan Earthski skateboard team, pictured are: JOhn O'Malley, Torger Johnson, Brian Logan, Kingfish, Bruce Logan, Tony Alva, Brad Logan, and Jack Graham.

date made

1976

ID Number

2015.3048.04

nonaccession number

2015.3048

catalog number

2015.3048.04

Object Name

photograph, skateboarding
photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

web subject

Sports

name of sport

skateboarding

level of sport

recreational
Professional
Amateur

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5ad4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1764452

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