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"1959" - 19 Total Result(s)
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LUCKY LANES IN OMAHA
Crews were hard at work installing lanes at the Civic Auditorium ahead of the 19th Annual BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha. The new 24-lane layout was specially constructed for the Auditorium. During ...
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PIN-SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE
Workers adjusted the Brunswick pinsetters installed at the Civic Auditorium for the 19th Annual BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha. The technology was still relatively new in the 1950s, but many bowler ...
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PINSETTERS IN THE POSTWAR ERA
Automatic pinsetters were installed at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium before the 19th Annual BPAA All-Star Tournament. At first, pinsetting was done by hand by youngsters known as “pin boys.” In 1946, AMF i ...
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PIONEER LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT
The Pioneer Lanes in Addison, Illinois, embraced technological advancements inside and out! The massive sign that greeted bowlers outside the center was 37.5 feet high and 26 feet wide. It was made of ...
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SOUVENIR FIT FOR A KING
What bowling superstars signed this souvenir pin?
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TALLYING THE WINNINGS
Despite being in its golden age, bowling trophies in the 1950s and 1960s did not guarantee large sums of money. The Budweisers squad, however, was among the most profitable teams in the sport. As this ...
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TEAMWORK FOR THE BPAA TOURNAMENT
Putting together a major event like the BPAA All-Star Tournament takes a team effort. Employees from Brunswick Balke Collender, Otis Elevator Company, Manncraft Decorators and the Civic Auditorium in ...
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THE MAGIC OF AMF
If pinsetting could be automated and made simpler, why couldn’t ball return? The AMF Magic Circle, released a few years after the Pinspotter, addressed this very concern. The circular revolving tray h ...
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THE WOMAN’S BOWLING GUIDE
Published in 1959, this bowling guide provided women with technical bowling tips alongside on-trend fashion and makeup tips. Author Sylvia Wene (later Sylvia Martin) was no stranger to the lanes. In M ...
