Shirt
Object number2018.30.1
Date1950-1976
MediumFabric; Plastic
Credit LineGift of Albert Kovacik, Jr.
DescriptionYellow short-sleeve collared bowling shirt. One pocket on each breast. Five off-white plastic buttons down front opening. White maker label inside back at center. Black embroidered name over proper left chest pocket. Black embroidered team name on back at top.DimensionsHeight x Width: 28.25 × 31.625 in. (71.8 × 80.3 cm)InscriptionsBlack embroidered text over proper left chest pocket "Al".
Black embroidered team name on back at top "Donora / Jednota".
MarksWhite label inside back at center has brown and red embroidered text "The [bowling ball hitting three bowling pins] FULLY / WASHABLE / TOPP SCORE / Maiter Bowler / 15 - 15 1/2".
Historical NotesBowling shirt worn by Albert " Al" Kovacik Sr. (b. 1918) of Donora, Pennsylvania. He bowled recreationally throughout his life, primarily with the Donora Jednota (first Catholic Slovak Union) along with his wife, Dorothy Kovacik. As membership in many regional Slovak Unions dwindled, they merged to become the Mon Valley Jednota. The Kovaciks bowled with the Jednota team as early as 1950 until 1976, when they retired to Florida. Kovacik served as a rifle scout in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany with the 8th Infantry during WWII. Before and after the war, he worked for American Steel as a barbed wire machine operator and blocker.
Previous owner
Albert Kovacik Sr.
Related person
Dorothy Jednota
Related institution
Donora Jednota
Related institution
American Steel Foundries
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Hilton
Flying Cross
Lion Uniform, Inc.
Lion Uniform, Inc.
c. 1958