Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Lacing Up -- Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian skating star, laces up her skating shoes as she prepares for a practice session on the Roxy Theater skating rink here today in preparation for her professional skating debut at the theater, Dec. 22. Barbara, winner of the 1948 Olympic women's figure skating championship and many other amateur titles, has a five-week engagement in a Christmas season skating show at the Roxy.
Lacing Up -- Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian skating star, laces up her skating shoes as she prepares for a practice session on the Roxy Theater skating rink here today in preparation for her professional skating debut at the theater, Dec. 22. Barbara, winner of the 1948 Olympic women's figure skating championship and many other amateur titles, has a five-week engagement in a Christmas season skating show at the Roxy.
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Lacing Up -- Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian skating star, laces up her skating shoes as she prepares for a practice session on the Roxy Theater skating rink here today in preparation for her professional skating debut at the theater, Dec. 22. Barbara, winner of the 1948 Olympic women's figure skating championship and many other amateur titles, has a five-week engagement in a Christmas season skating show at the Roxy.

Associated Press · [ca. December 1948]

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