Ice Skating

Today, while I'm snowed in during the Blizzard of 2016, I'm sharing some vintage and modern images of ice skaters. If you're affected by this historic storm too, stay warm and stay safe!

Mother and Daughter Skating-Postcard Image (1905) source

The following four illustrations are from the instructional book Skating With Bror Meyer from 1921. Meyer was a Swedish skating champion, and he included a number of detailed photographs which showed how to skate, step by step, in his book. The pictures were taken using a cinematograph, which was an early motion picture camera.

Bror Meyer and Miss Emmy Bergfeldt

From Skating With Bror Meyer (1921)

 

From Skating With Bror Meyer (1921)

From Skating With Bror Meyer (1921)

A Skater's Valentine- Poem (1916)

Boy and Girl Skating-Postcard Image (Circa 1900-1910)

Man Adjusting Lady's Skate-Postcard Image (1904) source

Ice Skaters in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. (date unknown- between 1904-1924) (Courtesy of Library of Congress)

Boys Cleaning Snow Off the Ice, So That They Can Skate, Washington, D.C., area  (date unknown- between 1909-1932) (Courtesy of the National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress)

Couple Doing Fancy Ice Skating, Chevy Chase Ice Palace, Washington D.C. (1942)  (Photo by Edwin Rosskam- Courtesy of Library of Congress)

Skating In Central Park by William James Glackens (1910) source

Skating on the Frozen Lahn River, Germany  (Photo by Frederic Ch. Reuter) source

 

  Ice Skating, Rockefeller Center N.Y.  (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith- Courtesy of Library of Congress)