This was the all-star women's bowling team sponsored by Tschunko's Florist in 1925. They posed with two wooden pins and a bowling ball. The ladies would be competing in the Pacific International Bowling Congress at Aberdeen on April 11th. Back row (L-R): Alice Lindmark, Ann Carlsen, Mrs. H. Young. Front row (L-R): Mrs. B. McCormick, Mrs. C. Bingston. Tschunko's was located at 5001 Pacific Avenue across the street from what is now Stewart Middle School. By 1938, ownership had changed hands and Gibson's Florists & Greenhouses operated at the same location until 1999. G53.1-101 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 4-5-25, C-3)
Bowling--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bowlers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bowling balls; Lindmark, Alice; Carlsen, Ann; Young, H.--Family; McCormick, B.--Family; Bingston, C.--Family; Tschunko's House of Flowers (Tacoma);
M & M Hats bowling team. Team members were photographed at the Imperial Lanes, 9th & Commerce, on April 9, 1925. First row, L-R, team captain Bill Slater, team manager Arthur McGinley, John Radonich. Back row, L-R, George Tripp, Cal Hier, V.E. McClure. Five of the men are wearing bow ties, white shirts, and a "M & M-Hats" pennant. Manager McGinley has his hat on the floor and holds a bowling ball. The team finished fourth in the 1925 City League Bowling standings and also participated in the Bowling Congress at Aberdeen. G53.1-104 (TNT 4-10-25, p. 21)
Bowlers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bowling balls; M & M Hats (Tacoma);
This five-man bowling team posed with their bowling balls and three pins outside an unidentified bowling center entrance on April 1, 1928. Each of the men wore a long sleeved dark shirt with an emblem on the left side. They are possibly the five-man team representing Duncan's Garage who would do well in the Northwest Bowling Congress meet later in April. G53.1-100
The 8-man Northwestern Woodenware Co. bowling team posed for a group portrait on October 22, 1923. They participated in the Commercial League. Two bowling balls and a pair of wooden pins are being held by three members seated in front. Standing in the second row on the left is Leif Jensen, accountant for the firm. G53.1-105
