Roller coaster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Roller coaster: date made: 1950s. date made: after 1907. Object Name: real photo postcard.
The object in the museum catalogue
real photo postcard; group of people seated in a theater, photo taken from rear of theater showing backs of heads of movie patrons and screen; on screen is an image of a roller coaster, image from vantage point of first car on roller coaster; ""The biggest new entertainment event of the year." - LIFE"; no postmark; Cinerama, Warner Theatre, Washington, DC; Ross Photo Services
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1950s
- date made: after 1907
- Object Name: real photo postcard
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 13.97 cm
- Subject: Theater
- ID Number: 1986.3048.2398
- nonaccession number: 1986.3048
- catalog number: 1986.3048.2398
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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