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A fictional collection, made to demonstrate Omeka S and the Vitrine theme. About this demo

Fifty-six winters on a small-town ski hill · 1938–1994

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Event

Last day of skiing at Tincup Mountain

Illustrated date card: a calendar leaf reading March 27, 1994, beside the title Last day of skiing at Tincup Mountain and an empty chairlift chair. View larger
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Title
Last day of skiing at Tincup Mountain
Description
The lifts stopped at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, 1994, after fifty-six seasons. Ray Albright rode the last chair down the Silver Spoon, and season pass holders gathered at the lodge for a farewell party.
Date
1994-03-27
Relation
Farewell poster at dusk: a single empty chairlift chair hangs from its cable above dark pines and blue mountains. Script text: Last Chair, Tincup Mountain Ski Area 1938–1994.Last Chair (1994 poster)
White lift ticket with a blue band, Tincup Mountain Ski Area 1993–94 adult full day $28, a barcode, Final season, and a red circular stamp reading Last Day 3·27·94.Final-season day ticket, stamped “Last Day”, 1994
Front page of the Harlow Herald, March 24, 1994, headline Tincup Mountain to close after 56 seasons, with a halftone photo of a chairlift and two columns of text.“Tincup Mountain to close after 56 seasons” (Harlow Herald, 1994)
Blue roundel badge with the initials RA and a ribbon reading Ray Albright, Lift operator, born 1942.Ray Albright
Rights
Fictional demonstration content created for the Omeka S demo. Free to reuse (CC0 1.0).
Subject
Ski resorts--Closures
Event Type
Closing
Participants
Staff, season pass holders and about 1,800 skiers