Ten-pin bowling
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Ten-pin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The objective is to knock down all ten pins on the first roll of the ball, or failing that, on the second roll. People approach modern ten-pin bowling as either a demanding precision sport or as a simple recreational pastime.
Delivery styles often involve a long follow-through and widely extended balance arm and leg. (shown: Clara Guerrero)
An 1895 advertisement for bowling lockers (price: $6.00 each section) suggests the attire and facilities used by bowlers of the era.
Bowling alley at the Pleasant Beach Hotel, Bainbridge Island, Washington (c. 1898)
Duckpin bowling
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Duckpin bowling is a variation of the sport of bowling.
Duckpins are shorter and squatter than the pins used in ten-pin bowling.
A duckpin bowling ball in an adult hand
Duckpin bowlers, 1936.
A mini duckpin alley in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania