President Richard Nixon frequently bowled during his time in the Oval Office. His wife, Pat Nixon, also loved the sport. In 1969, the First Lady earned a lifetime membership to the Women’s Internation ...

Bowling is an accessible and fun activity for everyone — even royalty. While visiting Norway, Queen Farah Pahlavi of Iran tried the sport for the first time at an Oslo hotel. Her husband, the Shah of ...

From the silver screen to the gutter! Hollywood superstars Bob Hope and Betty Grable appeared at a promotional bowling event, likely at a Los Angeles alley.

The middle of the twentieth century was not just the peak of bowling’s popularity in the United States, but also a time of rapid international expansion of the sport. Just as bowling alleys stateside ...

From political parties to bowling parties, this group enjoyed their visit at the Executive Office Building lanes in Washington, D.C. First Lady of the United States Lady Bird Johnson (left to right), ...

During a campaign stop in Seattle, Second Lady Muriel Humphrey took some time to unwind at a bowling alley. Her husband, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, was running as the Democratic nominee in the up ...

Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) champ Catherine Fellmeth showed bandleader Jonny Long the correct form for holding a bowling ball. And she should know! Fellmeth was a star of women’s bow ...

Joan Bennett prepared to roll a strike in this still from 20th Century Fox’s Colonel Effingham’s Raid.

Already a household name, Dick Clark was a sought-after endorser during the 1950s. His shows, like American Bandstand, were huge hits, and AMF, one of the bowling industry’s top companies, hired him a ...

Even Colonel Sanders couldn’t stay away from bowling alleys in the 1970s! He stopped by an ABC bowling tournament to meet with the ABC King and Al Matzelle.