![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](../../../wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s")
All images by George Skadding
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Thanks to LIFE Archive
Women’s Roller Derby, 1948
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Man I love rollerderbies. They always seem so tied to the 70s extreme sport genre type films, exploding footballs and vehicular carnage, that sort of thing. Well, seemed, it’s nice to learn things are older than you think.
that girl needs a helmet!
These photos are so much fun! I love how badass these women are!
safety equipment was not the priority. Their skates don’t have toe-stops!
John: Toe stops are no safety equipment and just a question of skating style. A lot of RD skaters (often ones with a speed skating background) do not use toe stops.