Name/Title
Bowling AlleyDescription
Donation, 07/26/2005. Black and white glossy photographic print in landscape format. Image is of the interior of a large room. Three bowling lanes with set up pins at far end, balls in foreground. Wood-burning stove on left of room, long chimney to right wall. Man sitting by stove, man sitting behind pins. Lamps hanging from ceiling over lanes. Three long windows in background. On back in blue ink: "Early bowling alley."
An exhibit card is available. It reads, "Picture shows an early bowling alley in Shelbyville. Location is unknown. According to Shelby County, Indiana History & Families, Volume 1, during the Great Depression, The Sexton Recreation Alley (Also known as the Shelby Recreation Alleys) at 24 West Franklin and St. Joseph Bowling Alley at 131 E. Broadway were popular hangouts."Collection
Dr. Clifton P. LatshawAcquisition
Accession
2005.056Source or Donor
Clifton P. LatshawAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Place
City
ShelbyvilleTownship
Addison TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCreate Date
August 12, 2005Update Date
April 4, 2024