Robert G. Moch collection

Robert G. Moch collection, 1932–2004

Overview of the Collection

Compiler: Moch, Robert G.
Title: Robert G. Moch collection
Dates: 1932–2004 (inclusive)
19342004
Quantity: 5.64 cubic feet (7 boxes and 1 oversize folder containing 966 photographs, 30 negatives, 1 USB flash drive, 5 videocasettes, and 15 16mm reels)
(5 hrs.) : silent, black-and-white ; VHS
5,500 feet : silent, black-and-white, color ; 16mm
Collection Number: 6419
Summary: Artifacts, film, and photographs of the 1936 Varsity Husky Crew team, and rower Robert Moch's family and friends
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access to photographs or jerseys. No user access copy is available for 16mm film, VHS tapes, or flash drive. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Languages: English, French, German

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Robert Gaston "Bob" Moch (June 20, 1914–January 18, 2005) was an American rower, coach, and lawyer who famously competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and raised in Montesano, Washington by an American mother, Fleeta Belle, who was a homemaker, and a Swiss father, Gaston, who operated a jewelry store. In 1932, Robert Moch entered the University of Washington, keeping busy as a member of multiple sports and academic honor societies for engineering. He joined the University of Washington Crew team as a freshman coxswain, owing to his slight frame and height. By 1936, he was selected to compete at the Varsity level by head coach Al Ulbrickson, where he eventually went on to the 1936 Olympics and won gold as coxswain in the Men's eight event.

After graduating, Robert Moch coached alongside Ulbrickson for four years as his assistant, before moving on to Boston to coach crew at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1940 and to attend Harvard Law. After completing his degree, Robert Moch passed the bar exam in both Massachusetts and Washington, and moved back to his home state to practice law in the Seattle area, even defending clients in front of the Supreme Court during the course of his successful career. He remained an avid patron of crew his whole life, and supported many rowing clubs, teams, and programs.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were one of two Olympic games held during Nazi Germany. The first place win of the University of Washington Varsity Husky Crew in the Men's eight event—over both the German and Italian teams—was seen by some as an ideological, socio-economic, and athletic mark of the inferiority of fascist governments, and the superiority of American-style liberal democracy. The 1936 Summer Olympics brought the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany to mainstream politics, where it became a contested political issue, and contributed in no small part to the events of World War Two.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Film and photographs showing the 1936 University of Washington Husky Crew team practicing for and competing at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, and Robert Moch's family and friends at social gatherings, reunions, and other festivities. Also includes three rowing jerseys from the 1936 Berlin Olympics: one United States jersey worn by Bob Moch and one jersey each from the English and German crews.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 6419-001, Robert G. Moch photograph and film collection, 1932 -2004
Accession No. 6419-002, Robert G. Moch artifacts, 1936

Acquisition Information

Donor: Marilyn Moch, January 27, 2017 and George Pocock Rowing Foundation, June 2023.

Processing Note

Accession 001 processed by Liam Patrick Bryant; processing completed in April 2023.

Bibliography

Brown, Daniel James. 2014. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. New York, New York: Penguin Books.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 6419-001: Robert G. Moch photograph and film collection, 1932–2004Return to Top

2 cubic feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize folder containing 15 film reels, 5 VHS tapes, 1 flash drive)

Scope and Content: Film and photographs showing the 1936 University of Washington Husky Crew team practicing for and competing at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin; and Robert Moch's family and friends at social gatherings, reunions, and other festivities.

Arrangement: Principally arranged chronologically. Items in this accession are organized to the greatest degree possible given their physical formats. Some formats mean that dissimilar items must remain together, while other formats separate related items. Both create discrepancies in series organization, item numbering, and physical placement, but by-and-large each series reflects its contents accurately.Arranged in 4 series.

Series 1, Crew photographs
- Subseries A, Olympic Years
  - Sub-subseries i, Training and Preparation
    - Candids and Portraits
    - Rowing
      - Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta
      - Olympic Trials
  - Sub-subseries ii, At the Olympics
    - Men's Eight
      - Transit and Arrival
      - Preliminary Race
      - Final Race
      - Medal Ceremony
    - Newspaper Coverage
    - Sightseeing
  - Sub-subseries iii, After Graduation
- Subseries B, Later Years
  - Sub-subseries i, Celebrations, Events, and Reunions
  - Sub-subseries ii, Related Documents
Series 2, Crew Films
Series 3, Personal Photographs and Related Documents
Series 4, Personal Films

Digital Content/Other Formats: Portions of this collection are available on the UW Libraries' Digital Collections Site.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access to photographs. No user access copy is available for 16mm film, VHS tapes, or flash drive. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Marilyn Moch, January 27, 2017.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1, Crew photographs
Box/Folder	item
1/1	DR1	Storage flash drive	approximately 2004-2021
		Subseries A, Olympic Years
		Sub-subseries i, Training and Preparation
		Candids and Portraits
VF:oversize	item
OSVF 221	CR1	Husky Crew teams on dock near boat ramp, ASUW Shell House, Seattle	February 12, 1934
OSVF 221	CR2	Husky Crew teams rowing on Lake Union, Seattle Scope and Content: Shows the Aurora Bridge and Queen Anne in background.	February 12, 1934
Box/Folder
1/1	CR3	Varsity Husky Crew team portrait on boat ramp, ASUW Shell House, Seattle Scope and Content: From left, Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Joe Rantz (7 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat); kneeling, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain).	approximately March-April 1936
1/1	CR4	Varsity Husky Crew team throwing Robert Moch into water General Notes: It is customary that victorious crew teams throw their coxswains into competition waters in celebration (a "cox toss").	April 20, 1936
VF:oversize
OSVF 221	CR5	Varsity and Junior Varsity Husky Crew teams with oars in "W" shape, ASUW Shell House, Seattle Scope and Content: Righthand group from left, Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Joe Rantz (7 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat); kneeling, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain).Lefthand group is Junior Varsity.	1936
Box/Folder
1/1	CR6	James McMillan and Robert Moch with megaphone labelled "Bud"	approximately 1936
1/1	CR7	Studio portrait of Robert Moch Scope and Content: Photograph by Kennell-Ellis Artist Photographers, Eugene, Oregon	approximately 1934-1936
1/1	CR8	Portrait of Robert Moch in quarter-zip sweater	approximately 1936
1/1	CR396	Portrait of Robert Moch in racing shell pretending to navigate	approximately 1936
		Rowing
Box/Folder	item
1/2	CR9a	Junior Varsity Husky Crew team racing in Oakland Estuary from southeast, Oakland, California Scope and Content: Probably Pacific Coast Regatta, competing at least against the University of California, Berkeley. Stamped on verso: M.L. Cohen Co., General Photographers, 357-12th St., Glen. 9717 Oakland, CA. Photograph by M. L. Cohen Co, Oakland, CA	1935
1/2	CR9b	Junior Varsity Husky Crew team racing in Oakland Estuary from northwest, Oakland, California Scope and Content: Probably Pacific Coast Regatta, competing at least against the University of California, Berkeley. Stamped on verso: M.L. Cohen Co., General Photographers, 357-12th St., Glen. 9717 Oakland, CA. Photograph by M. L. Cohen Co, Oakland, CA	1935
1/2	CR10	Varsity Husky Crew team in racing shell, Lake Washington, Seattle Scope and Content: From left, Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), Joe Rantz (7 seat), Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain).	approximately March-May 1936
1/2	CR11	Joe Rantz, Robert Moch, and Al Ulbrickson in coxed four racing shell Scope and Content: Written on verso: ?, Ulbrickson, Rantz, Moch, ?.	approximately 1934-1936
1/2	CR12	Husky Crew teams at practice, Lake Union, Seattle	approximately 1934-1936
		Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta Scope and Content: The Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta is the oldest national competition for collegiate rowing in the US. The Regatta was held off-and-on in Poughkeepsie, NY on the mid Hudson River from 1895 to 1951, where the city became synonymous with the event. In 1936, Al Ulbrickson and his Varsity team arrived to compete against Cornell, Princeton, Syracuse University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania, and the United States Naval Academy, after going against Cal at the Pacific Coast Regatta months earlier. Here, the Varsity team demonstrated Robert Moch's signature delayed-push coxswaining tactic, which worked to great effect, publicity, and fanfare.
Box/Folder	item
1/3	CR13	George Varnell and Al Ulbrickson watching the Hudson River	June 1936
1/3	CR14a	Lodging houses and mess hall Scope and Content: Shows from left, mess hall and kitchen and University of Washington lodging house.	June 1936
1/3	CR14b	Lodging houses and mess hall Scope and Content: Shows from left, University of Washington, University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell lodging houses.	June 1936
1/3	CR15	Portrait of Don Hume on bed	June 1936
1/3	CR16a	Portrait of Chuck Day on bed	June 1936
1/3	CR17	Portrait of Gordy Adam on bed	June 1936
1/3	CR18a	Portrait of Gordy Adam smiling	June 1936
1/3	CR19	Portrait of George Pocock	June 1936
1/3	CR20	Portrait of Al Ulbrickson on boardwalk	June 1936
1/3	CR21	Husky Crew members listening to story Scope and Content: Written on verso: Hartman, Day, Moch, McMillan, Hunt, White, Schock. General Notes: Freshman, Junior Varsity, and Varsity Husky Crew teams competed at Pougkeepsie in 1936.	June 1936
1/3	CR22	Beds with laundry in Husky Crew quarters	June 1936
1/3	CR23	Balcony of Husky Crew quarters	June 1936
1/3	CR24	Boardwalk with spectators	June 1936
1/3	CR25a	Husky Crew teams in racing shells Scope and Content: Possibly the Freshman and Junior Varsity Crew teams at practice.	June 1936
1/3	CR26a	Storage room with racing shells and sweep oars	June 1936
1/3	CR27	Don Hume, Joe Rantz, and Robert Moch in front of passenger train car Scope and Content: Written on verso: Moch, Rantz.	June 1936
1/3	CR28	Dick Clark on dock	June 1936
1/3	CR29	American flag on roof	June 1936
1/3	CR30	Spectators watching boat on Hudson River Scope and Content: Shows Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge (Walkway Over the Hudson Historic Park) in background.	June 1936
1/3	CR31	Stub McMillan opening boat storage hatch	June 1936
1/3	CR32	Al Ulbrickson and staff on benches	June 1936
1/3	CR26b	Storage room with racing shells and sweep oars	June 1936
1/3	CR33	Storage room with racing shells	June 1936
1/3	CR16b	Portrait of Chuck Day in bed	June 1936
1/3	CR34	Partially overexposed shot of Husky Crew teams in racing shells Scope and Content: Possibly the Freshman and Junior Varsity Crew teams at practice.	June 1936
1/3	CR35	Three Husky Crew members in paddleboat	June 1936
1/3	CR36	Husky Crew members lounging in quarters	June 1936
1/3	CR37	Husky Crew member getting dressed	June 1936
1/3	CR38	Bathroom in Husky Crew quarters	June 1936
1/3	CR25b	Husky Crew teams in racing shells General Notes: Uncropped version of item CR26a.	June 1936
1/3	CR39	Passenger boat on the Hudson River	June 1936
1/3	CR40-41	Mess hall interior	June 1936
1/3	CR42	Portrait of Robert Moch in bed from southeast	June 1936
1/3	CR43	Portrait of Robert Moch in bed from south	June 1936
1/3	CR44-45	Portrait of Husky Crew members on boardwalk Scope and Content: Possibly Junior Varsity Crew team.	June 1936
1/3	CR46	Chef Evanda May Calimar in kitchen General Notes: Chef Calimar ran the Poughkeepsie mess hall kitchen with her brother, Oliver Calimar, and her brother-in-law.	June 1936
1/3	CR47	Portrait of Robert Moch posed with thumbs in belt loop	June 1936
1/3	CR48	Husky Crew members reading in bed	June 1936
1/3	CR18b	Portrait of Gordy Adam smiling	June 1936
1/3	CR49	Chef Evanda May Calimar at kitchen door	June 1936
1/3	CR50	Children in front of door to mess hall kitchen	June 1936
1/3	CR51-52	Portrait of Husky Crew member in front of mess hall kitchen Scope and Content: Possibly members of Freshman Husky Crew.	June 1936
1/3	CR53-56	Husky Crew in racing shell at practice Scope and Content: Shows Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge (Walkway Over the Hudson Historic Park) in background.	June 1936
1/3	CR57	Husky Crew members on lodging balcony	June 1936
1/3	CR58	Mess hall exterior	June 1936
1/3	CR59-60	Lodging houses and mess hall	June 1936
1/3	CR61	Portrait of Robert Moch in sweater and scarf Scope and Content: Marker additions on photo surface probably not added by photographer.	June 1936
		Olympic Trials Scope and Content: After their successes at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta and the earlier Pacific Coast Regatta, Al "Dour Dane" Ulbrickson felt confident that his Varsity team could win the right to represent the US at the Berlin Olympics (inasmuch as he let on). Competing at Princeton University on placid Lake Carnegie, the Huskies would trounce their hosts, the University of Pennsylvania, and the New York Athletic Club to participate in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics.
Box/Folder	item
1/4	CR62	Varsity Husky Crew team accepting Woodlawn Cup, Princeton, New Jersey Scope and Content: From left, Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Henry Penn Burke, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), Joe Rantz (7 seat), Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke). From attached material on verso: There goes the Woodlawn Cup, emblematic of national rowing supremacy, from the hands of Henry Penn Burke, chairman of the American Olympic Rowing Committee, into the hands of Robert Moch, tiny Washingon coxswain. Its significance is very real. It means Washington, victorious Sunday over Pennsylvania, California, and the New York Athletic Club, represents the United States in the Olympic Games, one month away—provided sufficient money is raised in Seattle to make it possible [...].	July 5, 1936
1/4	CR63	Chuck Day, Stub McMillan, Robert Moch, and Joe Rantz in front of Princeton Inn, Princeton, New Jersey General Notes: The Princeton Inn, built between 1924 and 1925, was acquired by Princeton University in 1970, and is now Forbes College.	July 1936
1/4	CR64	Varsity Husky Crew mid-row, Lake Carnegie, Princeton, New Jersey	July 1936
1/4	CR65-66a	Portrait of Varsity Husky Crew team in front of equipment truck at New York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New York Scope and Content: From left, Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), Joe Rantz (7 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat). Their custom competition racing shell, designed by George Pocock, features prominently on their truck.	July 1936
1/4	CR66b	Portrait of Varsity Husky Crew team in front of equipment truck at New York Athletic Club, Travers Island, New York General Notes: Different crop of item CR66a.	July 1936
		Sub-subseries ii, At the Olympics
		Men's Eight Scope and Content: As with any Olympic games, locations and/or venues changed for each event and ceremony. All rowing (and canoeing) events were held at the Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course on the Langer See in eastern Berlin. The opening, closing, and medal ceremonies were held at the Reichssportfeld (now Olympiapark Berlin) in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in western Berlin. The Olympic village was built at Elstal in Wustermark, a town on the outskirts of western Berlin within walking distance of the Reichssportfeld.
		Transit and Arrival
Box/Folder	item
1/5	CR67	Robert Moch in "USA" tracksuit on deck of SS Manhattan General Notes: The SS Manhattan was a steam-turbine ocean liner which operated for seven years (1932-1939) on a New York City-Hamburg line. After the oubreak of WWII, the ship was coverted to an auxiliary support troop carrier (AP), and renamed the SS Wakefield (AP-21).	July 1936
1/5	CR68	Robert Moch in rowing dress on deck of SS Manhattan	July 1936
1/5	CR69	Robert Moch in formal suit, Grünau, Berlin	approximately July-August 1936
1/5	CR70	Robert Moch in "USA" tracksuit, Grünau, Berlin Scope and Content: Written on verso: Robert [Gaston] Moch, Sigma Tau. Sigma Tau was an American engineering honor society.	August 1936
1/5	CR71-72	Crowds on Under den Linden, Mitte, Berlin Scope and Content: Shows Brandenburg Gate in background.Under den Linden is a road in Berlin used during ceremonies and other processions during the Olympic Games.	August 1936
1/5	CR73	Nazi party banners on Under den Linden, Mitte, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR74	Olympic flag, Grünau, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR75	Olympic flame, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenberg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR76	Chuck Day kneeling with camera, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR77	James McMillan writing in "USA" tracksuit, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR78	Crew and canoeing quarters exterior, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR79	Crew and canoeing quarters courtyard, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR80-81	Street near crew and canoeing quarters, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR82	Bedroom in crew and canoeing quarters, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR83	Small car, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR84	Portrait of Robert Moch in crew uniform, Grünau, Berlin	August 1936
1/5	CR85	Portrait of Varsity Husky Crew team on shoreline in "USA" tracksuits, Grünau, Berlin Scope and Content: From left, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain), Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Joe Rantz (7 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat)	August 1936
1/5	CR86	Portrait of Varsity Husky Crew team in crew uniforms, Grünau, Berlin Scope and Content: From left, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain), Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Joe Rantz (7 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat)	August 14, 1936
1/5	CR87	Portrait of Varsity Husky Crew team in crew uniforms holding oars, Grünau, Berlin Scope and Content: From left, Donald "Don" Hume (Stroke), Joe Rantz (7 seat), George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat), John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat), Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat); kneeling, Robert "Bob" Moch (Coxswain).	August 14, 1936
		Preliminary Race Scope and Content: The Varsity Husky Crew team swept their preliminary at Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course and were not required to participate in the repechage on August 13, 1936.
Box/Folder	item
1/6	CR88a	Varsity Husky Crew team crossing finish line of preliminary race Scope and Content: From attached material: C. 1629. Olympische Ruderwettkämpfe. Den 1. Vorlauf im Achter gewann USA in der Zeit von 6 Min. 0,8 Sek. vor Grossbritannien und Frankreich. [The USA won the first heat of the Men's eight in a time of 6 minutes and 8 seconds over Great Britain and France].Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Wiedergaberecht verbehalten. [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved].Photograph by Hans Bittner (Berlin, Germany)	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR88b	Varsity Husky Crew team crossing finish line of preliminary race Scope and Content: Cropped version of item CR88a. Written on verso: [...] New record - 6:00:80; spacing at 42 [strokes per minute]. Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Wiedergaberecht verbehalten. [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved]. Photograph by Hans Bittner (Berlin, Germany)	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR89	Varsity Husky Crew team just past finish line of preliminary race	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR90a	Varsity Husky Crew team after winning preliminary race Scope and Content: From attached material: C. 330. Olympia-Rudderregatta. Ameriak [sic] siegt im 1. Vorren en [sic] harten Kampf gegen Grossbritannien. [C. 330. Olympic rowing regatta. America wins the preliminary after a tough fight against Great Britain]. Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10. [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10]. Photograph by Hans Bittner (Berlin, Germany)	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR90b	Varsity Husky Crew team after winning preliminary race General Notes: Colorized, cropped version of item CR90a.	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR91	Varsity Husky Crew team carrying racing shell to storage after preliminary race Scope and Content: Written on verso: Coy to one side. Applegate other side. Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Wiedergaberecht verbehalten. [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved].Photograph by Hans Bittner (Berlin, Germany)	August 12, 1936
1/6	CR92	Robert Moch using coxswain megaphone	approximately August 12, 1936
VF:oversize
OSVF 221	CR93-94	Close shot of Robert Moch using coxswain megaphone	approximately August 12, 1936
Box/Folder
1/6	CR95	Varsity Husky Crew team placing racing shell in Langer See Scope and Content: Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduktionsrecht verbehalten. [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved]. Photographed by Hans Bittner (Berlin, Germany).	approximately August 12-14, 1936
		Final Race Scope and Content: The United States was assigned the easternmost lane of the two-thousand meter course at Berlin-Grünau Regatta Course, the lane farthest from the viewer in these shots. Next to the Americans were Great Britain (who won their repechage), then Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany, respectively. Scope and Content: The University of Washington Varsity Husky Crew team finished their race in 6:25:40, a third-of-a-second over the Italian team (6:26:00), and a full second ahead of the German team (6:26:40). Scope and Content: Stamped on versos: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduktionsrecht verbehalten. Scope and Content: [Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved].
Box/Folder	item
1/7	CR96	Varsity Husky Crew portrait just before final race Scope and Content: August 14, 1936 between 5:30 and 6:00 PM CET From left, descending from top Charles "Chuck" Day (2 seat), Herbert "Roger" Morris (1 seat); John "Johnny" White (4 seat), Gordon "Gordy" Adam (3 seat); George "Shorty" Hunt (6 seat), James "Stub" McMillan (5 seat). From attached material: C. 328 – Die siegreiche amerikanische Achtermannschaft kurz vor dem Start. Zuversichtlich geht sie an ihre schwere Aufgabe. Ihr schöner Lohn war die golden Medaille. [The victorious American eight crew just before the start (of the race). Confidently they go forth to their important task. Their fine reward was the gold medal.]. Photograph by Hans Bittner.
1/7	CR97	Varsity Husky Crew team and other finalists at starting line of final race Scope and Content: August 14, 1936 6:00 PM CETPhotograph by Hans Bittner.
1/7	CR98a-b	Varsity Husky Crew team at one-hundred meter marker of final race Scope and Content: August 14, 1936 between 6:00 and 6:06 PM CETPhotograph by Hans Bittner. General Notes: Item CR98a not stamped.
1/7	CR99	Varsity Husky Crew team at five-hundred meter marker of final race Scope and Content: August 14, 1936 between 6:00 and 6:06 PM CETPhotograph by Hans Bittner.
1/7	CR100	Al Ulbrickson just after Varisty Husky Crew team won final race Scope and Content: August 14, 1936 6:06 PM CET. From attached material: C. 325 – Der Trainer der siegreichen amerikanischen Achtermannschaft. Sichtlich befriedigt raucht er nach dem schönen Erfolg seiner schützlinge eine Zigarette. [The trainer of the victorious American eight crew. Clearly content, he smokes a cigarette after the fine success of his proteges]. Photograph by Hans Bittner.
		Medal Ceremony
Box/Folder	item
1/8	CR101	Robert Moch on award podium after accepting celebratory bouquet, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Scope and Content: From attached material: C. 2101 Siegerehrung der Ruderer. Bei dem Olympischen Ruderwettkampf im Achter gewann die Goldmedaille USA, die Silbermedaille Italien, und die Bronzemedaille Deutschland.[Rowers' award ceremony. In the Olympic eight rowing competition the USA won the gold medal, Italy won the silver medal, and Germany won the bronze medal].Stamped on verso: Bilderdienst Bittner; Inh. Hans Bittner, Bildberichterstatter (RDP); Berlin SW 68, Zimmerstr. 72-74; Fernsprecher: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postscheckkonto: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduktionsrecht verbehalten.[Bittner Photoservice; Owner Hans Bittner, Photojournalist (Imperial German Press Association); Berlin SW 68, 72-74 Zimmer St.; Telephone: A 7 Dönhoff 1983; Postal checking account: Berlin 1547 10; Reproduction rights reserved]. Scope and Content: Photograph by Hans Bittner.	August 14, 1936
1/8	CR102a	Robert Moch with celebratory bouquet, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin	August 14, 1936
1/8	CR102b	Robert Moch with celebratory bouquet, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin General Notes: Larger format than item CR102a.	August 14, 1936
1/8	CR103	German and Italian crew teams being awarded celebratory wreaths and bouquets, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin	August 14, 1936
1/8	CR104-105	Men's eight finalists on Olympic podium recognizing host delegation box, Reichssportfeld, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin General Notes: Shows German and Italian teams performing fascist salutes. The Varsity Husky Crew team did not salute.	August 14, 1936
		Newspaper Coverage
Box/Folder	item
1/9	CR106-107	Photographs of newspaper clipping collage detailing Olympic Men's eight final race Scope and Content: Publications include the San Francisco Chronicle, the Aberdeen Daily World, the Seattle Daily Times, and various German newspapers.	approximately August 14-15, 1936
1/9	CR108	Photograph of newspaper callout box with portrait of Robert Moch Scope and Content: Captioned in callout box: Bob Moch coxswain of Washington's crew, was the jockey who drove the Huskies to yesterday's victory in the Olympic trial finals.	approximately August 14-15, 1936
		Sightseeing Scope and Content: After the Olympics, Chuck Day, Robert Moch, and Roger Morris went on a "grand tour" of Europe which lasted for six weeks. Moch had asked his father, a Swiss emigre, for the address of his family in western Switzerland, which he gave him reluctantly. The rest of the team had returned to Seattle by the time the three concluded their trip in October.
Box/Folder	item
1/10	CR109	Chuck Day, Robert Moch, and Roger Morris next to Packard 120-C sedan, Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, Michigan General Notes: The Packard 120-C (also called "the One-Twenty") was a short-lived model marketed by Packard Motor Car Company to compete with other luxury car brands in the late 1930s. The model photographed shows a Fifteenth Series four-door, touring sedan chassis with an six-cylinder engine. Day, Moch, and Morris probably visited the plant upon their return.	approximately October 1936
1/10	CR110	Chuck Day, Robert Moch, and Roger Morris next to Packard 120-C sedan, Packard Seattle Company, Pike St and Minor Ave Scope and Content: Written on verso: Detroit to Seattle 57 hrs. Stamped on verso: Webster & Stevens. Commercial photographers. 412-414 Virginia Street. Seattle, Wash.	approximately October 1936
1/10	CR111	Chuck Day playing game on deck of SS Manhattan Scope and Content: Written on verso: ... Adam [sic], Kiefoffer.	approximately August-October 1936
1/10	CR112	Chuck Day serving underhand while playing game on deck of SS Manhattan	approximately August-October 1936
1/10	CR113	Three people sitting at booth on SS Manhattan	approximately August-October 1936
1/10	CR114	Passengers Jane and Adams on SS Manhattan	approximately August-October 1936
1/10	CR115	Chuck Day studying camera on SS Manhattan	approximately August-October 1936
1/10	CR116	Roger Morris watching Chuck Day use camera on SS Manhattan	approximately August-October 1936
		France
Box/Folder	item
1/11	CR117	Douaumont Ossuary, Douaumont-Vaux, Grand Est	approximately August-October 1936
1/11	CR118	Arc de Triomphe, Paris, Île-de-France	approximately August-October 1936
1/11	CR119	Passengers on SS Manhattan Scope and Content: Written on verso: ...Mary Jane, Kiefoffer, Jane, Adams.	approximately August-October 1936
		Germany Scope and Content: Day, Moch, and Morris traveled in southern Germany, mostly in Bavaria, before traveling through the Alps to Switzerland and France.
Box/Folder	item
1/12	CR120	Denkmal d. ehem. K.B.R.J.R. No. 5 [Postcard of war memorial for Fifth Reserve Infantry regiment at the Dr. Welsch Terrace, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz]	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR121	Casimiranium [Postcard of the Casimiranium academy building, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz] Scope and Content: Written on verso: Verlag Fr. Silbernagel Bürobedarf, Neustadt a.d. Haardt.[Published by Silbernagel Bürobedarf, Neustadt-on-the-Haardt]. General Notes: The Casimiranium was a Reformed (Calvinist) academy named after Count Palatine Johann Casimir in 1578.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR122	Gastätte „Jägerhaus“ [Postcard for the Jägerhaus restaurant, Grünau, Berlin] Scope and Content: Printed on verso: Gastätte „Jägerhaus“. Inh[aber]. Max Erhardt, Berlin-Grünau. Bahnhofstraße 1, Ecke Regattastraße. Fernspr[echer] F 3, 6056. 2 Tanzflächen, Zimmer mit u. ohne Pension, Gesellschaftsräume für alle Gelegenheiten. ["Jägerhaus" restaurant. Max Ernhardt, owner, Berlin-Grünau. 1 Banhof St., corner of Regatta St. Phone number F 3, 6056. Two dance floors, rooms with or without board, community rooms for every occasion.]	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR123	2 A.M. Berlin [Stub McMillan, Roger Morris, and Johnny White on sidewalk with four women, Berlin]	August 1936
1/12	CR124	Garmisch-Partenkirchen from above, Bavaria General Notes: Until 1935, Garmisch and Partenkirchen were different villages with their own governments. They were forcibly merged in advance of the 1936 Winter Olympics, which took place in and nearby the towns from February 2nd to 16th, 1936.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR125-127	Austria-Germany border, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR128	Hilltop home, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR129	Olympic ski jump hill, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	between August and October 1936
1/12	CR130a	Sidewalk with bicycles, Munich, Bavaria	between August and October 1936
1/12	CR131	Hillside from train, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	between August and October 1936
1/12	CR132a	Chuck Day and Roger Morris sitting on avenue with bicycles, near Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg Scope and Content: Written on verso: Rottenburg bound. General Notes: Until July 10th, 1964, Rottenburg am Neckar was known only as Rottenburg.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR133	Town center, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR134	Church roof gable-end with clock, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR135	Laborers with horse-drawn cart, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR136	Robert Moch standing outside door to police officer's training school, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR137	Man sitting at table, Rießersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria Scope and Content: Written on verso: Ridder See [sic].	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR138	Schloßgasse in Hambach [Postcard with painting of two figures walking down village street] Scope and Content: Written on photo: Winegrapes growing across the street.Printed on verso: Pfälzer Heimatbilder: Herausgegeben vom Pläzerwald-Verein, V.A. Shloßgasse in Hambach von Maler Aug. Croissant. Emil Hartmann, Verlagsanstalt, Mannheim N[umme]r. 316.[Palatinate Homeland Photos: published by the Pläzerwald Association. Shloßgasse in Hambach by painter Aug. Croissant. Emil Hartman Publishing Firm, Mannheim No. 316].	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR139	Signs delineating Austrian-German border, Mittenwald, Bavaria Scope and Content: Shows from left, "Bezirksamt Amtsgericht Garmisch," "Bundesstaat Osterreich," and "Zollstraße zum Zollamte Scharnitz"[District authority, local court, Garmisch], [Austrian Federation], and [Toll road to Scharnitz customs] General Notes: Scharnitz is the Austrian town across the border from Mittenwald.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR140	Alpine valley town, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR141	Road over hillock, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR142a	Alpine peaks, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR143	Alpine valley, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR144	Low contrast shot of market awnings, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna General Notes: Lower contrast shot of item CR158.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR145	Rießersee below Alpine peaks, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria Scope and Content: Shows possibly Alspitze, Hochblassen, Kruezeck, and Zugspitze peaks. General Notes: Lake Riesser (Rießersee) was the host of some Olympic events during the 1936 Winter Olympics.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR146	Building on Rießersee shorline, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR142b	Alpine peaks, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR147	War memorial, Munich, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR148	Muledrawn wagon, Munich, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR149	Neues Rathaus belltower, Munich, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR150	6A.M. outside Berlin [Hand-drawn footcart operator making milk deliveries, Berlin]	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR151	Schöner Brunnen in Main Market, Nuremberg, Bavaria Scope and Content: Shows original fountain built in 14th century. General Notes: Contemporary fountain is replica made after WWII.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR132b	Chuck Day and Roger Morris sitting on avenue with bicycles near Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR152	Children wearing tracht, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin General Notes: Tracht refers to traditional garments from specific areas of Germany, commonly related to ethnicity (Volkstracht) or occupation ( Arbeitstracht). Tracht occurs most famously in southern Germany, namely Bavaria (i.e., lederhosen and dirndl), but also occur historically throughout many German-speaking areas.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR153	Yugoslavs drunk [Three people dancing on streetcar rails, Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin]	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR154	Boy with horsedrawn plow, Rottenburg am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg Scope and Content: Written on verso: Rottenburg road.	approximately August-October 1936
1/12	CR130b	Sidewalk with bicycles, Munich, Bavaria	approximately August-October 1936
		Italy
Box/Folder	item
1/13	CR155	Ship-mast flagpole outside St. Mark's Cathedral in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR156	Baggage car to Naples [Roger Morris sleeping on luggage, Rome, Lazio]	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR157	Two Caribinieri on street corner, Rome, Lazio General Notes: Caribinieri (Caribineers) at this time refers to the Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali, or the Royal Caribineer Corps, which were a gendarmerie branch of the Italian Royal Army. The name derives from the French gendarmerie corps which the Caribinieri were modeled after, who often used carbine rifles (les carabines, in French).	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR158	Market awnings, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna General Notes: Higher contrast shot of item CR144.	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR159	Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Tuscany	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR160a	Ovo Castle, Naples, Campania	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR161a	Town center, Naples, Campania	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR162	Columns of San Marco and San Todaro at Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR163	St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice, Veneto Scope and Content: Shows eastern facade of St. Mark's, facing the Venetian Lagoon.	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR164	Piazza San Marco with ship-mast flagpoles, Venice, Veneto Scope and Content: Shows western facade of St. Mark's, facing the piazza. General Notes: The three flagpoles represent areas conquered by the historic Republic of Venice (La Serenissima): Crete, Cyprus, and the Peloponnese.	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR165	Narrow alleyway, Venice, Veneto	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR166	Alleyway leading to canal, Venice, Veneto	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR167	R.R. station [Occupied phone booths at railroad station, Rome, Lazio]	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR168	Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR169	A rest [Chuck Day, Robert Moch, and Roger Morris leaning on a freize segment in Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio]	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR170	Chuck Day and Roger Morris leaning on building, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR171	Chuck Day and Robert Moch with bicycles, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR172	Colosseium interior, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR173	Chuck Day, Robert Moch, and Roger Morris with bicycles underneath Colosseium pier, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR174	Trevi Fountain, Rome, Lazio	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR175	Central Naples from harbor, Naples, Campania Scope and Content: Shows Palace of Capodimonte in background.	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR160b	Ovo Castle, Naples, Campania	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR161b	Town center, Naples, Campania	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR176	St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City from west	approximately August-October 1936
1/13	CR177	St. Peter's Square, Vatican City Scope and Content: Shows St. Peter's Basilica and St. Peter's Square Obelisk.	approximately August-October 1936
		Switzerland Scope and Content: In Vevey (Vaud), Robert Moch visited his family members, who are identified by first name.
Box/Folder	item
1/14	CR178	Postcard of labelled Alpine peaks, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel Scope and Content: Printed on postcard from left: Wetterhorn 3703m. Berglistock 3657m. Schreckhorn 4080m. Finsteraarhorn 4275m. Eiger 3975m. Mönch 4105m. Jungfrau 4166m. Aletschhorn 4182m. Breithorn 3779m. Blümlisalp 3669m. Doldenhorn 3647m.	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR179-181	Salle des Chevaliers [Postcards of the Hall of Knights at the Château de Colombières, Normandy, France] Scope and Content: Printed on postcard: Peintures de C. L'Eplattenier. [Paintings by C. L'Eplattenier].	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR182a	Morgarten [Postcard featuring mural of the Battle of Morgarten at the Château de Colombières, Normandy, France] Scope and Content: Shows first half of mural.	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR182b	Morgarten [Postcard featuring mural of the Battle of Morgarten at the Château de Colombières, Normandy, France] Scope and Content: Shows second half of mural.	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR183	Kleine Scheidegg (2064m) mit Jungfrau (4166m) [Postcard of Alpine peaks Little Scheidegg and Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland, Bern] Scope and Content: Written on verso: Adolf! Nous... son salut..., Sylvain son bonjour. [Adolf! We... their... greeting, Sylvain his hello].	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR184a	Rue Léopold Robert [The Grand Fountain, Léopold-Robert Avenue, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR184b	Rue Léopold Robert [The Grand Fountain, Léopold-Robert Avenue, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel] General Notes: Cropped portrait version of item CR184a.	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR185-186	Rue Léopold Robert [Buildings on Léopold-Robert Avenue, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR187	Monument de la République [Memorial honoring the Neuchâteloise revolt against the Prussian Empire, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel] Scope and Content: Shows text on statue "Les patriotes montagnards commandés par Fritz. Courvoisier et Ami. Girard s'emparent le châuteau de Neuchatel et renversent le gouvrnement royaliste". [The mountain patriots commanded by Fritz (Frédéric) Courvoisier and Ami Girard seized the Neuchâtel castle and overthrew the royalist government]. Other text on statue not pictured reads "Hommage a la Republique Neuchateloise et a ses fondateurs," and "Le 1er Mars 1848 la République est Proclamée a la Chaux-de-Fonds". [Tribute to the Neuchâteloise Republice and its founders], and [On the 1st of March, 1848, the Republic was proclaimed in Chaux-de-Fonds].	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR188	Monument Numa Droz [Statue of Numa Droz, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR189	La gare [Central train station, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR190	Le temple [The Grand Temple of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR191-192	Lake and forest near La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel	approximately August-October 1936
1/14	CR193-194	Vue générale [Urban core of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel]	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR195	Robert Moch standing with relatives, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso: Pierre, Mary, Mr., Alice, Me, Hortense.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR196	Robert Moch's relatives, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso: Mary, Pierre, Alice, Mr., Hortense, Jean.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR197a-c	Robert Moch in car with relatives, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso of item CR197a: Hortense, Pierre, Jean, Mary.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR198a	Robert Moch's relatives on balcony, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso: Mr., Mary, Alice, Hortense, Jean.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR198b	Robert Moch with relatives on balcony, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso: Mary, Alice, Hortense, Me.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR199	Robert Moch dining with relatives, Vevey, Vaud Scope and Content: Written on verso: Hortense, Pierre, Mary, Me.	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR200	Robert Moch's relatives Alice and Hortense at table, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR201	Robert Moch's relative Alice laughing, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR202	Robert Moch's relative Alice in swimsuit, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR203	Robert Moch's relative Alice smiling, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR204	Robert Moch's relative Henri in Swiss Armed Forces uniform, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR205	Robert Moch's relative Hortense walking through rocky field, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR206a	Robert Moch's relative Hortense sitting in rocky field, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR206b	Close shot of Robert Moch's relative Hortense sitting in rocky field, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR207	Robert Moch's relative Hortense smiling, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR208	Robert Moch's relative Hortense sewing, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR209	Robert Moch's relative Hortense standing in garden, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR210	Robert Moch's relative Hortense standing in garden wearing hat, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR211	Robert Moch's relative Mary in swimsuit, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR212	Robert Moch's relative Mary smiling, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR213a-b	Robert Moch with his relative Mary, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR214	Robert Moch's relatives Mary and Pierre at dinner, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR215	Robert Moch's relative Pierre in doorway, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR216	Robert Moch's relative Pierre in yard, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR217	Robert Moch's relative Pierre in swimsuit, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR218	Robert Moch in suit, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR219	Robert Moch in swimsuit, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR220	Dad's old home [Trees outside Robert Moch's father's house, Vevey, Vaud]	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR221	Dad's old home [Front door of Robert Moch's father's house, Vevey, Vaud]	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR222	Dad's parents lived here [Robert Moch's grandparents' house, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR223-224	Market in central Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR225	Swiss castle [Swiss Defence Force soldiers in drill, Vevey, Vaud]	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR226	Village skyline, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR227	Open-air patio, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR228	Waterfront building, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR229	Countryside near Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR239b	Robert Moch's relatives Alice, Hortense, Jean, and Mary at Douaumont Ossuary, Grand Est, France	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR230	Field near La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR231	Farm near La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR232	Robert Moch's relative Henri next to car in Swiss Armed Forces uniform, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR233	Robert Moch's relative Henri next to car, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR234	Robert Moch's relative Henri with Alpine cattle, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR235	Robert Moch's relative Henri looking into the distance, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR236-237	Graves of Dad's parents [Graves of Robert Moch's grandparents, Vevey, Vaud]	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR238	Robert Moch's relatives Alice, Hortense, and Mary in outerwear, Vevey, Vaud	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR239a	Robert Moch's relatives Alice, Hortense, Jean, and Mary at Douaumont Ossuary, Grand Est, France	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR240	Hindenberg class airship in sky above French countryside	approximately August-October 1936
1/15	CR241	Necropolis on Douaumont Ossuary grounds, Douaumont-Vaux, Grand Est, France General Notes: Memorializes and contains the remains of French and German soldiers lost during World War I.	approximately August-October 1936
		Sub-subseries iii, After Graduation Scope and Content: Robert Moch was the only person from the 1936 Varsity Husky Crew team to graduate after the Olympics. Al Ulbrickson offered Robert Moch the opportunity to become the Assistant Coach of the University of Washington Huskies, where he coached his previous teammates who remained at the Varsity level. He remained in his position until 1938, after which he accepted a coaching position with Harvard Athletics and an offer to study at Harvard Law School. Scope and Content: Photos in Poughkeepsie, New York probably take place at the 1937 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta, which Moch coached.
Box/Folder	item
1/16	CR242	Husky Crew rowing past Boeing 314 Clipper, Lake Union, Seattle	approximately 1938
1/16	CR243-244	Robert Moch coaching through megaphone, Lake Union, Seattle Scope and Content: Stamped on verso: A.N. Nickols, photographer, 105-14th Ave. Seattle, WN.	approximately 1937-1938
1/16	CR245	Robert Moch coaching crew at practice, Lake Union, Seattle Scope and Content: Robert Moch is probably with Al Ulbrickson in the black boat. Owned by the International Newsreel Corporation.	approximately 1937-1938
1/16	CR246	Robert Moch coaching through megaphone	approximately 1937-1938
1/16	CR247	Freshman Husky Crew team in race, Oakland Estuary, Oakland, California Scope and Content: Probably Pacific Coast Regatta, competing at least against the University of California, Berkeley as coached by Robert Moch. Stamped on verso: M.L. Cohen Co., General Photographers, 357-12th St., Glen. 9717 Oakland, CA.	1937
1/16	CR248	Robert Moch with Al Ulbrickson Scope and Content: Stamped on verso: M.L. Cohen Co., General Photographers, 357-12th St., Glen. 9717 Oakland, CA. General Notes: Ulbrickson continued to be Head Coach during the time that Robert Moch assisted.	approximately 1937
1/16	CR249	Husky Crew members on ASUW Shell House boat ramp, Seattle	approximately 1937
1/16	CR250	Robert Moch on ASUW Shell House boat ramp, Seattle	approximately 1937
1/16	CR251	Robert Moch in rainslicker on Lake Union shoreline, Seattle	approximately 1937
1/16	CR252	Robert Moch in front of ASUW Shell House boat ramp doors, Seattle	approximately 1937
1/16	CR253	Float [Splash from dock at waterlevel, Pougkeepsie, New York]	approximately 1937
1/16	CR254	Hazel Ulbrickson in lawnchair, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR255	Varsity Husky Crew team carrying racing shell to water, Poughkeepsie, New York Scope and Content: Written on verso: Oar just fell on....	approximately 1937
1/16	CR256	C.B.S. man [CBS reporter sitting on bench, Poughkeepsie, New York]	approximately 1937
1/16	CR257	Ginna Varnell, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR258	Junior Varsity Husky Crew quarters, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR259	Bryan, Me, Dixie [Robert Moch and friends in swimsuits, Poughkeepsie, New York]	approximately 1937
1/16	CR260	Deputy sheriff, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR261	Porch in Varsity Husky Crew quarters, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR262	Al, Bud, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR263	Junior Varsity Husky Crew team boarding racing shell, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
1/16	CR264	Johnny White sleeping, Poughkeepsie, New York	approximately 1937
		Subseries B, Later Years
		Sub-subseries i, Celebrations, Events, and Reunions Scope and Content: The Varsity Husky Crew of 1936 got together at least every two years since their success in Berlin. Though not every celebration was explicitly a "reunion," they often celebrated coming back together with reminisces of their time at the Olympics.
Box/Folder	item
1/17	CR265-278	Rowing at reunion gathering Scope and Content: The Varsity Husky Crew team can be seen on the ASUW Shell House boat ramp and rowing in racing shells, possibly on Lake Washington.	approximately 1940-1949
1/17	CR279	Roger Morris speaking with two women	approximately 1940-1949
1/17	CR280-287	Reunion social gathering Scope and Content: The Varsity Husky Crew team can be seen attending a party with family members.	approximately 1950-1959
1/18	CR288-290	Guests at various social gatherings	approximately 1965-1975
1/18	CR291-299	Social gathering for 39th annual reunion, Issaquah, Washington Scope and Content: Photograph by Joanne Edwards. Written on verso: At home of LaVerne and Bob Moch. Item CR294 depicts the flag of the 1936 Berlin Olympics which uses the Nazi party flag.	July 13, 1975
1/18	CR300-307	Rowing at 40th annual reunion, Lake Union, Washington Scope and Content: This reunion was the last time all members of the Varsity Husky Crew team rowed together. Photograph by Bruce Terami.	July 1976
1/19	CR308	Robert Moch in yellow rain slicker	May 1983
1/19	CR309-311	Group portraits on driveway during social gathering Scope and Content: Written on CR303: I did not pass out!!.	approximately 1985-1989
1/19	CR312-315	Groundbreaking ceremony for Providence Point Clubhouse, Issaquah, Washington	1984
1/19	CR316	U.W. Crew House [Racing shells embarking and rowing from ASUW Shell House, Lake Union, Seattle, Washington]	approximately July-August 1984
1/19	CR317-331	Event for US Olympic rowing team, Montlake Cut, Seattle, Washington	approximately July-August 1984
1/19	CR332-339	Opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics, Los Angeles, California	July 28, 1984
1/20	CR340	The Beautiful People [Varsity Husky Crew team portrait, Issaquah, Washington]	July 21, 1985
1/20	CR341-356	Social gathering for 49th annual reunion, Issaquah, Washington	July 21, 1985
1/20	CR357	Social gathering for 50th annual reunion Scope and Content: Depicts the flag of the 1936 Berlin Olympics which uses the Nazi party flag.	1986
1/20	CR358-360	Award ceremony at 50th anniversary celebration, Columbus, Ohio	May 1986
1/20	CR361-367	Social gathering for 53rd annual reunion	August 1989
1/21	CR368-369	Robert Moch at the Goodwill Games, Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington	October 1990
1/21	CR370-373	Robert Moch at Husky Stadium event, Seattle, Washington	November 11, 1993
1/21	CR374-381	Social gathering for 59th annual reunion	August 2, 1995
1/21	CR382	Don Hume, Jim McMillan, Robert Moch, Roger Morris, and Joe Rantz at 64th annual reunion	July 9, 2001
1/21	CR383-388	Robert Moch with family and friends	approximately 2000-2004
		Sub-subseries ii, Related Documents
Box/Folder	item
1/22	CR389-390	Washington Rowing sponsorship certificates Scope and Content: Signed by Al Ulbrickson.	approximately 1959-1961
1/22	CR391	Caricature comic of Robert Moch Scope and Content: Published by the Boston Daily Globe (later called the Boston Globe).	April 29, 1940
1/22	CR392	Robert Moch in newspaper callout box Scope and Content: Published by the Daily World (Aberdeen, WA)	approximately 1995-2004
1/22	CR393a-b	Magazine article on Husky Olympians	approximately 1995-2000
1/22	CR394	George Pocock Rowing Foundation newsletter	June 1994
1/22	CR395	Print with George Pocock quote	approximately 1990-2000
		Series 2, Crew Films Scope and Content: Reformatted compilations of crew film clips. Restrictions on Access: No user access copy is available for films. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Box	item
4	CF1	Ancient Crew [University of Washington crew teams facing University of California, Berkeley crew teams in competitions] 1 videocassette (VHS; 45 min.) : silent, black-and-white Scope and Content: Written on cassette: 1935 Var[sity Husky Crew] vs. Cal; 1932 Part 1: UW Timetrial, Part 2 Time trial; 1932 [Apr 2] Cal vs. Frosh ; 1934 Frosh race, Sand Point course; 1936 UWJV vs Cal; 1936 Wash Frosh vs. Cal; 1937 Varsity vs. Cal.	approximately 1932-1937
4	CF2	Old Cal vs Wash [Competition between University of California, Berkeley and the University of Washington, Oakland Estuary, Oakland, California] 1 videocassette (VHS; 2 hrs.) : sound, black-and-white Scope and Content: Written on cassette sleeve: UW - white oars, Cal - blue oars.	approximately 1937-1947
4	CF3	Black and white footage [Interview with Husky Crew team members] 1 videocassette (VHS; 45 min.) : silent, black-and-white Scope and Content: Film made by Larry Hutson Productions (Seattle, WA)	approximately 1937-1957
4	CF4a	U of W Crew - The Early Years 1 videocassette (VHS; 45 min.) : sound, black-and-white Scope and Content: Film by Crew Films (San Bernadino, CA)	approximately 1937-1957
4	CF4b	U of W Crew - The Early Years 1 videocassette (VHS; 45 min.) : sound, black-and-white Scope and Content: Film by Crew Films (San Bernadino, CA)	approximately 1937-1957
		Series 3, Personal Photographs and Related Documents Scope and Content: Robert Moch kept diligent records of his three children, Robert "Bobby" Moch (1946—), Michael "Mike" Moch (1944—), and Marilynn "Midge" Moch (1941—), throughout their lives. He also often recorded his outings, events, and travels with family and friends.
Box/Folder	item
3/1	PR1-17	Various landscapes, including mountains, lakes, and snow	approximately 1936-1944
Box
2	PR18-64	Various family members and friends	approximately 1938-1944
2	PR65	Italian man with children Scope and Content: Written on verso: Italian whom [sic] met on train, Rome to Pisa. Liked Americans, disliked Italians. Stamped on verso: Tescari, Laboratori Ottica Fotoradio, La Spezia. [Tescari, Photoradio Optic Laboratories, La Spezia [Genoa]].	approximately August-October 1936
Box/Folder
3/2	PR66	Portrait of Norma Erickson Scope and Content: Photographed by Pautzke Photography Studios (Ellensburg, WA)	approximately 1938-1944
3/2	PR67-144	Various family members and friends	between 1938 and 1944?
3/3	PR145	Signed greeting card	approximately 1936-1944
3/3	PR146	Souvenir card Scope and Content: Shows custom silhouette of Fleeta Bell Moch, Robert's mother. Art by I. Hill.	December 18, 1936
Box
2	PR147-188	Various environments	approximately 1945-1950
2	PR189-482	Various family members and friends Scope and Content: Items PR399-404 show child dressed in Halloween costume based on Chinese racial stereotypes.	approximately 1945-1950
Box/Folder
3/4	PR483-495	Various family members and friends	approximately 1945-1950
Box
2	PR496-545	Various family members and friends	approximately 1951-1959
2	PR546-553	Camping trip	July 1958
Box/Folder
3/5	PR554-558	Various family members and friends	approximately 1985-2004
		Series 4, Personal Films Scope and Content: Social gatherings, vacations, and daily life from Robert Moch's family, chiefly his three children. Restrictions on Access: No user access copy is available for films. Users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Box	item
4	PF1	Marilyn 1 reel (16mm) (75 feet) : silent, black-and-white	approximately 1942
4	PF2	Kids #1 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color Scope and Content: Composite of three films.	approximately 1941-1942
4	PF3	Kids #2 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color Scope and Content: Composite of four films.	approximately 1942, 1944-1945
4	PF4	Family 1 reel (16mm) (175 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color Scope and Content: Composite of four films.	approximately 1942-1948
4	PF5	Kids #3 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately 1946-1949
4	PF6	Kids No. 4 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately 1949-1952
4	PF7	Kids #5 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately 1952-1953
4	PF8	Kids #6 1 reel (16mm) (375 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color Scope and Content: Composite of three films.	approximately 1954-1957
4	PF9	Trip #7 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	1957
4	PF10	Kids, Trip #8 1 reel (16mm) ( 450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately 1958-1959
4	PF11	[Untitled] #9 1 reel (16mm) ( 450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately 1959-June 1961
4	PF12	[Untitled] #10 1 reel (16mm) (450 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately July 1961-1964
Reel
Reel PF13a	PF13a	Mexican Trip 1 reel (16mm) (375 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	February 1964
Box/Folder
3/8	PF13b	Mexican Trip 7 filmstrips (16mm) (3 feet) : sound, color	February 1964
Reel
Reel PF14	PF14	New Haven, Syracuse, Fire Island, Home 1 reel (16mm) (350 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	approximately August 1967
Reel PF15	PF15	Family 2 1 reel (16mm) ( 250 feet) : silent, black-and-white, color	1968

Accession No. 6419-002: Robert G. Moch artifacts, 1936Return to Top

3.65 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Three rowing jerseys from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Includes one United States jersey worn by Bob Moch and one jersey each from the English and German crews.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Acquisition Info: George Pocock Rowing Foundation (GPRF), June 2023. Originally donated to GPRF by Robert Moch.

Container(s)		Description
Box	Accession
1	6419-002	United States jersey
2	6419-002	England jersey
3	6419-002	Germany jersey

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