William M. Stonerock & Son bowling alley, Muncie, Indiana, circa 1901

Description:	Men and boys stand in front of a frame building with the sign Notice. Bowling Alleys newly repaired and are now open to the public / Prize Bowling. To the right is a storefront with Dra? / Lunch / Ice [cream?]. Written caption: I think this is William Stonerock, grandfather of Carl W. Stonerock with an arrow pointing to the man in front wearing a bowler hat.William M. Stonerock (born 1857) is listed in the 1901 Muncie City Directory, p. 666 as owner of the William M. Stonerock & Son shooting gallery and bowling alley at 408 1/2 South Walnut Street. His son Anthony R. Stonerock is his partner and sons Harry F. and J. Walter also work there. The 1902 Muncie Sanborn map indicates that the frame building at that site, located between East Charles and East Howard Streets, held a bowling alley and rifle range and that a restaurant was to the right. In the 1903 Muncie City Directory, William Stonerock had a shooting gallery and Anthony R. Stonerock worked at a factory.
Origin:	1901, circa
Source:	http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/8F1D59F7-E706-4619-9553-537697425540
Collection:	Indiana Album
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	408 1\|2 South Walnut Street, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States 40.190874,-85.386381
Subjects:	Kevin Stonerock Collection Bowling alleys Employees Men Storefronts Shooting galleries Muncie (Ind.) Delaware County (Ind.)

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