Image of a print showing the Philadelphia Skating Park located near the Sharp & Thompson Foundry in Philadelphia. Groups of men, women, and children in fashionable winter attire are shown ice-skating both independently and coupled up as pairs on the ice-rink. Two men are shown in the act of falling with their feet up in the air, assumably after bumping into one another. Another man towards the right side of the rink is depicted falling face-down onto the ice. Background shows buildings, horse-drawn carriages, and groups of people preparing to head down towards the ice-rink. Title has decorative typography with snowy and ice elements. Probable date based on copy housed at the Library Company of Philadelphia. "Philadelphia Skating Park. South Second and Mifflin Sts, Philadelphia." --text, top and bottom of print. "Max Rosenthal del." --text, artist signature in stone on right corner of image.
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image
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1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 57.47 x 66.68 cm (22 5/8 x 26 1/4 in.)
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