Mooney, Bill & His Saddle Shop, 9th & Penn Street, Photos (2)
Entry/Object ID
P1995.1H.233
Description
Mooney, Bill & His Saddle Shop, 9th & Penn Street, Photos (2). b/w. Two photos of Bill's Saddlery while it operated in the former Pony Express Bowling Lanes building at 9th & Penn Streets. One photo (#234) of Bill & another man, taken outside next to their sign. The other (#233) depicts Bill, as older man, inside the shop working on a leather piece.
Bill Mooney born in 1921 was a Navy fighter pilot in World War II, shot down during the Battle of the Philippine Sea and spent 17 days at sea before rescue. Returning home he joined the family's Mooney Moving, but started his own business Bill's Saddlery in 1957, first about 8th & Messanie, later at 9th & Penn. Several of the saddles he built are in Museums including the St. Joseph Museum and the Smithsonian.
Original digital scan located on History CD 04
