Description

James "Jim" McMillin crouches down on a dock to talk with the coxswain of a sweeps skull of eight rowers. The boat is pulled up against the dock; on the other side of the water buildings and advertising signs are visible.

Original caption: "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology varsity crew receives last minute instructions from Coach Jim McMillin before a practice row on the Charles. The Tech Crew leaves on June 16 to participate in an invitation regetta on Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington on June 22. Left to right: Bow; William C. Howlett, Irvington N. Y.; Two: Theodore B. Hogg, Chatham, Mass.; Three: James Robertson, Thornwood, N.Y.; Four: John J. Rudolph, Jr., N.Y.C., N. Y.; Five: John E. Taft (captain) New Haven, Conn.; Six: Albert F. Bowen, Jr., Larchmont, New Nork; Seven: Paul Gerhardt, Chicago Ill.; Stroke: John Banks, N.Y.C., N.Y.; Coxswain: John W. Leonard, Camp Hood, Texas. From: Ralph T. Jope, Secretary, Advisory Council on Athletics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Mass."

Not used in: Technology Review, filed 10/10/1947