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Smithsonian Staff Skating on the National Mall

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    Object Details

    Author

    Penland, Dane A

    Subject

    Sturm, Gary
    Smith, Christine (Paper conservator)
    Walker, Betty
    Paley, Lydia
    Goodway, Martha
    National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

    Category

    Historic Images of the Smithsonian

    Notes

    The group belonged to one of the Smithsonian's skate "clubs." The club practiced at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden outdoor rink in the winter and would learn the twenty defined ice dancing routines required by the United States Figure Skating Association.

    Summary

    Gary Sturm, a specialist in the National Museum of American History's Division of Musical Instruments, Christine Smith, a paper conservator at the National Portrait Gallery, Betty Walker, a secretary at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lydia Paley, a museum technician in the National Museum of Natural History's Discovery Room, Martha Goodway, a metallurgist for the Conservation Analytical Lab, practice ice dancing at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden Ice Rink.

    Contained within

    Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009

    Contact information

    Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

    Date

    December 3, 1980

    Standard number

    80-19963-17

    Restrictions & Rights

    No restrictions

    Type

    Negative
    Group, candid

    Physical description

    Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 9.5w x 6.2h; Type of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: 35 mm Negative

    Place

    United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, DC

    Data Source

    Smithsonian Archives - History Div

    Topic

    Smithsonian Institution--Employees
    Ice Skaters
    Skating rinks
    Museum--employees
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    siris_sic_14180

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