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- Pair of Ice Skates Used by Henry Ford, 1920-1935 - Born in 1863, Henry Ford grew up during a time when ice skating was particularly popular. Ford wore these boot skates in the 1920s and 1930s while skating on a frozen pond on his Fair Lane property. He even built a log skating house to warm up in during breaks from skating.
- 1920-1935
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Pair of Ice Skates Used by Henry Ford, 1920-1935
Born in 1863, Henry Ford grew up during a time when ice skating was particularly popular. Ford wore these boot skates in the 1920s and 1930s while skating on a frozen pond on his Fair Lane property. He even built a log skating house to warm up in during breaks from skating.
- "The Theatre (from Tourny Alleys)" -
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"The Theatre (from Tourny Alleys)"
- Automatic Roller Skates -
- Collections - Artifact
Automatic Roller Skates
- Cartoon, "Relief in Broadway," circa 1845 -
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Cartoon, "Relief in Broadway," circa 1845
- Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1905 - Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- 1905
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Central Avenue, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan, 1905
Belle Isle is the largest municipal island park in the United States. Fredrick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, designed portions of the park. The City of Detroit opened Belle Isle to the public in 1880; over 260,000 people visited the park in the summer of 1882, proving its immediate popularity. It has remained among Michigan's most visited parks.
- Roller Skates, 1915-1920 -
- 1915-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Roller Skates, 1915-1920
- "The Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pa." - Pittsburgh's Union Station, credited to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, opened in 1901. Despite its name implying a union of multiple railroads, Union Station served only the Pennsylvania Railroad and its subsidiaries. Even so, at its peak the building handled hundreds of long-distance and commuter trains each day. Union Station was restored in 1988 and still hosts Amtrak passenger trains today.
- circa 1905
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"The Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pa."
Pittsburgh's Union Station, credited to Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, opened in 1901. Despite its name implying a union of multiple railroads, Union Station served only the Pennsylvania Railroad and its subsidiaries. Even so, at its peak the building handled hundreds of long-distance and commuter trains each day. Union Station was restored in 1988 and still hosts Amtrak passenger trains today.
- Ice Skates, 1863-1870 - In the 1860s, manufacturers in the United States produced skates of various sizes, with lacquered wood platforms, tempered steel blades, leather straps and buckles, and metal spikes in the heels. Douglas, Rogers & Co., originally a manufacturer of steam engine parts, added skates to their line of products in 1863.
- 1863-1870
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Ice Skates, 1863-1870
In the 1860s, manufacturers in the United States produced skates of various sizes, with lacquered wood platforms, tempered steel blades, leather straps and buckles, and metal spikes in the heels. Douglas, Rogers & Co., originally a manufacturer of steam engine parts, added skates to their line of products in 1863.
- Ice Skates, 1896-1905 - Skates with wooden platforms cracked and needed frequent repairs. Manufacturers began developing metal skates in the 1870s and 1880s, but initially these skates still required straps and buckles. Eventually all-metal clamps and screws successfully held the skates to your shoes. In the 1890s, Barney & Berry patented this skate that could be "stepped into" and hooked around your shoes.
- 1896-1905
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Ice Skates, 1896-1905
Skates with wooden platforms cracked and needed frequent repairs. Manufacturers began developing metal skates in the 1870s and 1880s, but initially these skates still required straps and buckles. Eventually all-metal clamps and screws successfully held the skates to your shoes. In the 1890s, Barney & Berry patented this skate that could be "stepped into" and hooked around your shoes.