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Pitt Panther

1929

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Pitt Panther
  • Title
  • Pitt Panther
  • Date
  • 1929
  • Identifier
  • PANTHER01
  • Description
  • View of the Pitt Panther motivating the crowd at Pitt Stadium. The panther was officially adopted as the University of Pittsburgh mascot on November 16, 1909 by students and alumni based on a suggestion by soon to be graduate George M. P. Baird. It was chosen because it once lived in the region, it had a long tradition of being considered noble, "Panther" alliterated well with Pitt, its gold matched a University color and no one else then used the panther as a mascot.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Mascots
    University of Pittsburgh
    University of Pittsburgh--Mascots
    Pitt Panther (Mascot)
    Stadiums
    Pitt Stadium (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Undetermined. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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