Photograph
Skaters Want Rink Saved
![Several boys in hockey uniforms are walking outside an entrance holding signs, which read: "We are not asking for the state to support us, we are just asking for them to keep our [...]," "One Indoor Rink for A[...]," "Kids on ice Don't Get into Hot Water," "I want to play hockey, but where?!?!?," and "One Indoor Rink For All! Be Serious." Other people are standing or sitting in the background. Caption reads: "Skaters want rink saved. Members of the Waukesha County Youth Hockey Association carried signs as they picketed Friday outside the Dairy Building at State Fair Park. The Fair Board was meeting inside on the fate of the fair's ice arena. After hearing representatives of ice skating groups, the board postponed a decision on the rink. Officials have proposed closing the rink at the end of the season and preparing the buildings for other uses."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700099991234/9999017850-l.jpg "Skaters Want Rink Saved")
| Several boys in hockey uniforms are walking outside an entrance holding signs, which read: "We are not asking for the state to support us, we are just asking for them to keep our [...]," "One Indoor Rink for A[...]," "Kids on ice Don't Get into Hot Water," "I want to play hockey, but where?!?!?," and "One Indoor Rink For All! Be Serious." Other people are standing or sitting in the background. Caption reads: "Skaters want rink saved. Members of the Waukesha County Youth Hockey Association carried signs as they picketed Friday outside the Dairy Building at State Fair Park. The Fair Board was meeting inside on the fate of the fair's ice arena. After hearing representatives of ice skating groups, the board postponed a decision on the rink. Officials have proposed closing the rink at the end of the season and preparing the buildings for other uses." |
| Image ID: | 132251 |
|---|---|
| Creation Date: | 02 20 1981 |
| Creator Name: | Vespa, Ned |
| City: | West Allis |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 6728 |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 6.5 inches |
| Clothing and dress |
| Coats |
| Shoes |
| Uniforms |
| Children |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Youth |
| Demonstrations |
| Hockey |
| Sports facilities |
| Wisconsin State Fair |
| Signs and signboards |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
|---|