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There is currently no available "Beginner" label. The following is the default level label: Skating is a winter recreation that has long been enjoyed by children and adults alike. Young adults particularly enjoyed skating parties as an occasion to socialize in the winter. In this photograph by the Allen sisters of Deerfield, Masachusetts, a girl, wearing the requisite skirt, is probably being helped by her brothers.

 

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Learning to Skate

photographer   Frances and Mary Allen
date   1904-1906
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
item type   Photograph/Photograph
accession #   #1996.14.1954


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