Volume 3, No. 8. April 25, 2003
Poster people
As part of this
year’s 25th celebration of the American Coaster Enthusiasts’ founding,
the organization will be producing a commemorative poster containing 300 to
400 individual photographs highlighting events, members and rides of the past
25 years.
Founding member Richard Munch, a New York City architect and roller coaster
historian, is spearheading the effort with graphic designer Terry Lind and ACE’s
Publication Director Tim Baldwin. Munch is now soliciting prints, slides, digital
images in color or black and white that offer “exciting and colorful views
that will represent the full history of the club between 1977 and 2003,”
he said in a memo to members.
Specifically he is looking for photographs of significant people “who have
been instrumental in the foundation and operation of ACE” including “unique
characters;” events such as ride openings, marathons, publicity stunts
and ACE conventions and meetings; and coasters, new, classic, closed and demolished.
Munch wants at least one representative photo from each event and says the collection
is currently weak in the years between 1983 and 1993. As for rides, “at
a minimum we want to represent preservation efforts, as well as significant
rides.”
Each image, which will be no smaller than 1 inch wide by 1 1/2 inches tall,
will be identified by place and date and be fully credited. The deadline for
submissions is May 2.
For more information or a checklist of needs, contact Tim Baldwin, tbaldwin@amusementtoday.com.
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