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

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

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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.

2 thoughts on “A Look Back at Washington Alley’s Duckpin Bowling Pinsetter in 1943”

  2. I used to go to White oak for duckpin…just took my daughter to a birthday party there…getting old is crazy

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