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Film poster for The Stroke Oar produced by Lubin Films, 1912.
Credit: Courtesy of the Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia
Lubin shot many of his early films in and around Philadelphia, and often drew upon stories that would appeal to the youthful audiences who filled American nickelodeons. He filmed the Varsity 8 race for his 1912 short, The Stroke Oar, on the Schuylkill River.