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"Nebraska" - 11 Total Result(s)
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CHASE AND THE QUEEN
Bob Chase, hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, showcased his bowling prowess at the 1960 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, securing a second-place finish behind Harry Smith. This photograph ...
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LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD
Workers carefully sanded the lanes to be used for the 19th Annual BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha. A crew of 60 carpenters took on the task of installing 24 lanes at the Civic Auditorium, which incl ...
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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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MICHIGAN AND ILLINOIS DOMINATE
The 1955 Women’s International Bowling Congress met in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Omaha Music Box Lanes. Michigan and Illinois bowlers swept the individual titles, with Marion Ladewig, a grandmother from ...
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NEW MEXICO IN OMAHA
The 19th annual Women’s International Bowling Congress in Omaha attracted bowlers from near and far, including a team from Las Vegas, New Mexico (yes, you read that correctly) that became the first te ...
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PHOTO FOR A CAUSE
Amid the excitement of the 1960 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska, bowling legends Marion Ladewig and Billy Welu found a moment to pose for a photo. They posed next to a giant ball and pins, ...
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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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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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WENE AND SMITH FOR THE WIN
Sylvia Wene and Harry “Tiger” Smith claimed national match-game titles in the women’s and men’s divisions at the 1960 BPAA All-Star Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. Smith scored an impressive 13,599 poi ...
