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| Title | Al Ulbrickson, University of Washington rower, Seattle, ca. 1926 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | ca. 1926 |
| Caption | Al Ulbrickson, who began coaching University of Washington (UW) crew at the age of twenty-four after being a crew member, served as coach for thirty years. Under Ulbrickson's leadership, UW crew went to the Olympics three times. On the first occasion in the 1936 Berlin Games, UW won the gold in a stunning victory after coming from behind. Gold and bronze medals were won in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics as well. After a 1958 defeat from the Soviet Union in the English Henley Regatta, UW registered a surprising victory over the Soviets on their home course in a rematch that was broadcast from behind the 'Iron Curtain' on Seattle's KOMO Radio.
This photo of Ulbrickson sitting in a shell was mostly likely taken as a senior in the winning year of 1926. |
| Notes | Caption information sources: Husky Crew; History of Washington Crew. |
| Subjects | Rowers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sports--Washington (State)--Seattle; Students--Washington (State)--Seattle; Racing shells--Washington (State)--Seattle; Universities & colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle; University of Washington |
| Personal Names | Ulbrickson, Al |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.3102 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
