Mayor's Cup Sailboat Race, Lowell, Massachusetts

Index data: All of these photos are of activities related to the Mayor's Cup Sailboat Race, sponsored by the Regatta Foundation and held in the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts. For related fieldnotes, see LFP-DT-F091.9.A. 0-1, test shots; 2, unidentified sailors approach dock; 3-8, Government Class race winners Sam Poulten (representing the Chelmsford School Committee) and Sandy Zirnheld return to dock; 9, race spectators on dock; 10, Sam Poulten and Sandy Zirnheld at the dock; 11-13, Regatta Foundation Commodore Ed McMahon instructs racers (overexposed images); 14-15, Commodore Ed McMahon instructs racers; 16, Commodore Ed McMahon and spectators on dock; 17-18, boat crews prepare for Business Class races; 19, unidentified racers leave the dock; 20, boat crews prepare for Business Class races; 21, unidentified racers leave the dock