Kourt King croquet game set manual from Rock Rest Tourist Home

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A Kourt King croquet game set manual from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The manual is three (3) pages printed on white paper with green and black text and a diagram. Page one (1) of the manual includes a diagram of the croquet court set up: the size of the playing field, the locations of the stakes and arches, boundary line, and starting posts. Page two (2) is a list of technical term and rules of the game, one (1) through eight (8). Page three (3) contains a list of rules from nine (9) through twenty-three (23).

Catalog date

mid 20th century

Recorded places

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America; Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Black interiors; Business; Recreation; Segregation; Sports; Travel

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