The Killians and MIT crew team with new scull, 1956

Object summary

Title: The Killians and MIT crew team with new scull, 1956
Object ID: GCP-00013514
Date made: 1956
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, Building 51
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

The Killians stand with the MIT crew team at a boat christening on a dock. The nine young men wear shorts and athletic sweaters. Elizabeth Parks Killian holds the end of a rowing scull, the bow of which reads "Elizabeth Parks Killian, 'The Liz'". Original caption: "Dedication of The Liz, Betty Killian".