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A Look Back at Washington Alley’s Duckpin Bowling Pinsetter in 1943

Take a look back in time at Washington Alley in 1943, where you could go duckpin bowling. This nostalgic photo shows the pinsetter in action at the alley.
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You’re probably not going to find too many alleys where you can go duckpin bowling. This is a shot of a pinsetter at Washington alley in 1943.

April 1943. Washington, D.C. "Pin boy at a bowling alley." Nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
April 1943. Washington, D.C. “Pin boy at a bowling alley.” Nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
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