Rotor (2)

1955

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Rotor (2)
  • Title
  • Rotor (2)
  • Creator
  • The Daily News (McKeesport, Pa.)
  • Date
  • 1955
  • Identifier
  • 20201207-hswp-0067
  • Source Identifier
  • MSS_141_B064_F06_I10
  • Description
  • Riders are stuck against the side walls of the Rotor in reaction to the ride's centripetal force.  Once it reaches full speed, the floor is retracted, and riders are suspended against the side walls. The Rotor was Kennywood's first imported ride.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement rides.
    Amusement parks--Pennsylvania.
    Kennywood Park (Pa.)
  • Source
  • Kennywood Park Records, 1895-2018, MSS 141, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Kennywood Park Records
  • Rights Information
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