Title	Boys at Smith's Skating Rink
Subject	Sports Cultural Ohio -- Ohio Sports Roller-skating Recreation
Time Period	1940s
Place	Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio)
Description	Boys photographed at Smith's Skating Rink in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Pictured here are Charles Welch, Eldon Johnson, Hugh Johnson, Jack Gordon, Rex Calendine, Red Curtis, Clarence Schuman, and James Taylor. George W. Smith, a well-known Columbus dancing instructor, built Smith's Dance Hall in 1903. Two seasons later, Smith opened Smith's Skating Rink. Both establishments were located at 2150 North Fourth Street in Columbus, Ohio, until they closed in 1971.
Date of Original	ca. 1940-1949
Collection	Smith's Skating Rink (Columbus, Ohio) Records
Source	MSS 1127 AV; Photograph Envelope
Format	Picture Photographic Print (Black and White) Gelatin Silver Print / Developing-out Paper
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	AL06274.tif
Image Height	2800
Image Width	2800
File Size	16804296 Bytes
Date created	2011-08-03

Boys at Smith's Skating Rink

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