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University of Washington varsity crew team, Seattle, May 15, 1928
Order an ImageRowing was added to the University of Washington's sports curriculum in 1904. By the 1920s, the team had become a serious challenge to the eastern universities which had dominated the sport for decades. In this photo, the 8-man varity crew of 1928 poses on a dock. The coxswain, who calls the strokes, squats in front.
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Crew Varsity 5-15-28.
Webster & Stevens number: 129360
Handwritten on sleeve: U of W Crew Varsity 5-15-28.
Webster & Stevens number: 129360
ID Number: 1983.10.963.2
Date: 1928
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.963.2
Copyright: No Known Copyright