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 Photo of the Month

February 2003

Object ID:  1977.037.0075

Photographer:  Jesse Sumner Wooley

Date:  ca. 1896

Toboggan slide at Glen Mitchell, Saratoga County.  Captioned by Wooley "Looking Down the Slide from the Top."  

Despite the difficulties of winter and the amount of preparation it required, the people of Saratoga County still found ways to enjoy the cold and snow. Winter was a very social season, and winter sports clubs combined recreation, winter, and society.  Winter sports clubs were formed in Ballston Spa and Saratoga Springs to help organize outdoor activities. Many outdoor sports popular today were also enjoyed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Skiing, ice-skating, and sledding were popular, but the favorite outdoor sport in Saratoga was tobogganing.  

Brookside Museum cares for toboggans in our permanent collection, and some recreational artifacts can be seen in person at Winter in Saratoga, a temporary exhibit opening February 1, 2003.

Gift of Nancy Dederer

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