1954: Leah Marie Rawls, water skiing
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 213: Auburn coed Leah Marie Rawls won national championships on water skis and honors in...
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Auburn The Loveliest Village Collection |
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Auburn University Libraries |
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Auburn photographs |
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Auburn photographs 1954: Leah Marie Rawls, water skiing |
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Auburn photographs Auburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Sports; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Water skiing -- Florida; Sports & Recreation -- Other Sports and Recreational Activities; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; |
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This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 213: Auburn coed Leah Marie Rawls won national championships on water skis and honors in the classroom during the 1950s. She became the first woman inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the first recipient of an Auburn Ph.D. in history. She married George Atkins, an outstanding guard of the early fifties on the Auburn football team who later became an associate director of the Office of Alumni and Development. After teaching at Auburn, University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Samford University, Dr. Atkins became the first director of the Auburn Center for the Arts and Humanities ... [and] was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2007. From 1st edition, 1981, page 185: Dr. Atkins is shown training at Cypress Gardens, Florida, in 1954. Photo source: Auburn University Athletics Department. |
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1954: Leah Marie Rawls, water skiingThis image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 213: Auburn coed Leah Marie Rawls won national championships on water skis and honors in the classroom during the 1950s. She became the first woman inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and the first recipient of an Auburn Ph.D. in history. She married George Atkins, an outstanding guard of the early fifties on the Auburn football team who later became an associate director of the Office of Alumni and Development. After teaching at Auburn, University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Samford University, Dr. Atkins became the first director of the Auburn Center for the Arts and Humanities ... [and] was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2007. From 1st edition, 1981, page 185: Dr. Atkins is shown training at Cypress Gardens, Florida, in 1954. Photo source: Auburn University Athletics Department.1954Winter Haven – Polk County – FloridaAuburn (Ala.); Auburn University; Auburn University -- Sports; Auburn University -- Students; College students -- Alabama; Education, Higher -- Alabama; Water skiing -- Florida;Sports & Recreation -- Other Sports and Recreational Activities; Education -- Higher Education; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights;black and white photograph, 1342 x 1955 pixelsImageJPEG195A.tifLogue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.Auburn University LibrariesengThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/village/id/150 |
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