Label: Eli Skating Club, New Haven
Date1942-1956
Mediumpaper, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 11/16 × 4 1/8in. (14.5 × 10.5cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Gary W. Potter
DescriptionA label for Eli Skating Club in New Haven. The black and white label depicts a bulldog lying on the plate of a roller skate. On the front left wheel, the text reads, "ELI / SKATING CLUB." On the back left wheel the text reads, "NEW HAVEN / CONN." The bottom center text reads, "MEMBER / R.S.R.O.A."
Object number2013.102.18
InscribedStamped in blue ink on back: "Sticker Exchange / Hal V. Fields / 323 7th Street West / Birmingham 4. Als. / Meinber U. R. S. S. E."Stamped in black ink on back: "ELWIN BERRIER / BOX 334 / VALPARAISO, INDIANA".NotesSubject Note: Eli Skating Club located at 384 Davenport Avenue in New Haven opened in 1942. The owner, Ben F. Morey, sold the club in 1956 to Ed McLaughlin. McLaughlin renamed it to New Haven Rollaround which remained open until possibly the 1970s.
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1942-1956
1942-1956
1956-1970
1939-1947
1949-1954
c. 1940-1950
1940s-1966
1906-1968