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Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection, 1922-1939
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1922-1939 (inclusive)19221939
1922-1928 (bulk)19221928 - Quantity
- 0.03 cubic foot, including 36 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P 015
- Summary
- The Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection consists predominantly of images of rowing teams from universities other than Oregon State and of rowing events in the eastern United States. The collection also includes several images of Oregon State rowing teams.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Competitive rowing began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1927 as an intramural (inter-class) sport. A Rowing Club for intercollegiate competition was established in the early 1930s after Edward A. Stevens joined the physcial education faculty in 1931. Stevens had been an oarsman at Cornell University during his student years in the mid-1900s and was the Head Coach of Rowing at Harvard University from 1923 to 1926. Stevens retired from Oregon State College in 1950.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection consists predominantly of images of rowing teams from universities other than Oregon State and of rowing events in the eastern United States. The University of Washington rowing team is depicted in several images. Other universities represented in the collection are the University of Wisconsin, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Syracuse University as well as Cambridge and Oxford Universities. The Poughkeepsie Races (New York) and the Childs Cup Regatta on the Harlem River are depicted.
Several images of Oregon State College rowing team members are part of the collection. Of special note is a photograph of several students participating in a "canoe tilt" in which competitors stand in separate canoes, and using a long oar with padding on the end, try to send their opponent overboard.
The source of the images is not identified; it is possible they were assembled by E.A. Stevens.
All of the images in the collection are b/w photographic prints. Many of the photographs were taken by national news organizations including Underwood and Underwood; International Newsreel Photo; Kadel and Herbert News Photos; Wide World Photos; and Pacific and Atlantic Photos. Photographs of the Oregon State teams were taken by Howells Studio and Ball Studio.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection (P 015), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The Rowing (Crew) Photograph Collection consists of one series: I. Rowing Teams and Events. Most of the images have been assigned individual item numbers (P015:01 - P015:030).
Acquisition Information
The photographs were acquired by the Archives in the 1960s.
Related Materials
Additional photographs of rowing teams and events are available in Harriet's Collection and the Alice Ash Smith Photograph Collection (P 212). The College of Health and Human Performance Records (RG 031) and the Edward A. Stevens Papers provide extensive documentation of rowing at Oregon State. More recent information about crew and rowing is available in the Sports Media Guides (PUB 054) and the Memorabilia Collection.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Rowing Teams and Events, 1922-1939Return to Top
Series I consists predominantly of images rowing teams from other universities, including the University of Washington, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Princeton University, and Syracuse University as well as rowing events in the eastern United States. Several photographs of Oregon State College rowing team members are also included.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | P015:01: Canoe tilt
Possibly Oregon State College students.
|
circa 1939 |
| 1 | P015:02: University of Wisconsin varsity holds
first workout on Hudson River for 1922 Poughkeepsie Regatta
The Wisconsin University Eight, regarded as one of the strongest
contenders in the annual Poughkeepsie Regatta, out for a workout on the
Hudson at Poughkeepsie. Includes McCarter, Gerhardt, Sly Rhode, Burrus,
Grunitz, Teckmeyer, Captain, and Coxswain Couleter. Photograph by
Underwood and Underwood, New York.
|
1922 |
| 1 | P015:03: Crew practice on Lake
Washington |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:04: University of Washington
varsity |
1925 |
| 1 | P015:05: University of Washington at Poughkeepsie
Races
Members of the University of Washington varsity crew at their training
camp at Poughkeepsie, New York, ready to race against the best crews in
the country for the annual title. Includes H.J. Dutton; Max Luft, Captain;
Norman Sonju; Tom Quast; Harold Condon; Doro Walling; Harrison Sanford, Al
Ulbrickson, and coxswain Art Wuthenco. Photograph by International
Newsreel Photo.
|
1925 |
| 1 | P015:06: University of Washington
squad |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:07: Taking boat from shell house at
University of Washington |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:08: H.J. Dutton
Member of the University of Washington rowing team.
|
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:09: Oxford University varsity rowing crew on
the Thames before the Cambridge-Oxford meet
Photograph by Kadel and Herbert News Photos.
|
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:10: Raceboat crew of the
USS Wyoming in training
The ship's racing crew trains on a homemade training machine while the
ship is underway. Photo by Wide World Photos.
|
1925 |
| 1 | P015:11: University of Washington
varsity |
1924 |
| 1 | P015:12 - P015:13: University of Washington rowing team at
Poughkeepsie, New York
Oarsmen representing the University of Washington prepare for the
Poughkeepsie Regatta. Includes Ulbricksen, Sanford, Walling, Condon,
Grant, Sonju, Captain Luft, Dutton, and Wuthemon. Photos by Pacific and
Atlantic Photos and Wide World Photos.
|
1925 |
| 1 | P015:14: Preparing rowing shells for
practice |
|
| 1 | P015:15: University of Washington varsity rowing
team members |
1925 |
| 1 | P015:16: Princeton University Navy rowing
team
The Princeton University Navy on the water at Lake Carnegie in
Princeton, New Jersey, in training for the selection of the varsity crew.
Photograph by Wide World Photos.
|
1925 |
| 1 | P015:17: Freshmen rowers ("barge") |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:18: University of Pennsylvania wins Childs
Cup Regatta on the Harlem River
Aerial view of University of Pennsylvania varsity shell crossing the
finish line ahead of the Princeton University and Columbia University
boats. Photograph by Kadel and Herbert News Photos.
|
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:19: Cambridge University varsity crew on the
Thames river before meet with Oxford
Photograph by Kadel and Herbert News Photos.
|
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:20: University of Washington junior
varsity |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | P015:21 - P015:30: University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse
University boathouses and rowers on the Hudson River |
circa 1925 |
| 1 | Two rowing shells on water with rowers;
coach standing in boat
Probably Oregon State rowing team; photograph by Howells Studio.
|
circa 1930 |
| 1 | Oregon State College rowing team
members 5 prints
Photographs by Ball Studio.
|
circa 1930 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Regattas--New York (State)--Poughkeepsie.
- Rowing--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College--Rowing.
- Oregon State College--Students.
- University of Washington--Rowing.
- University of Washington--Students.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2010
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