Mayor's Cup Sailboat Races, Merrimack River, Lowell, Massachusetts

Index data: These photos document University of Lowell crew teams and unidentified sailors practicing for the Mayor's Cup races on the Merrimack River in Lowell, Massachusetts. For related fieldnotes, see LFP-DT-F0916.B . 1, unidentified sailor and unidentified rower in single scull on Merrimack River; 2-5, University of Lowell crew teams (eight with cox) on Merrimack River; 6, crew team members search for their sneakers on Regatta Foundation dock; 7, crew team members carry boat back to boathouse; 8, speed boat launched in front of Regatta Foundation boathouse; 9-13, member of crew team is thrown in the river in keeping with team tradition that members are thrown into the river on their birthdays (actually, this victim's birthday was the next day); 14-15, crew member exits the river after being thrown in; 16-19, unidentified sailors practice for Mayor's Cup races; 20, unidentified sailor works on sail