Item Info
Item No: pdch00469
Title: Tournament
Media Type:
Photographic Negatives
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Image taken by Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Charles T. Higgins. Notes on the negative's envelope read: "N.D. [no date], bowling tournament"
The Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA) was founded in 1932. It became affiliated with the national BPAA All-Star tournament series, begun in 1941 (which became bowling's US Open since 1971). This undated image shows an interior view of the bowling alley during the 24th Annual All-Star tournament, thereby suggesting the photograph was taken ca. 1965.
Creation Year: ca. 1965
Creator Name: Higgins, Charles - Photographer