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  • Butch I, 1932
  • Mascots; Pumas
  • 1 photographic print; 12 x 10 cm. On November 11, 1927 Washington governor Roland Hartley gifted a live cougar to WSC. Student loyalists proposed naming it Hartley after the governor, but fearing he’d lose the votes of UW fans, Hartley instead...
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch II, 1938
  • Mascots; Pumas
  • 1 photographic print; 12 x 10 cm. Butch II was given to Washington State College by state governor Clarence Martin in September, 1938 and remained until his death in January, 1942
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch V in his cage, 1955
  • Mascots; Pumas
  • Washington State College mascot Butch in his cage on Stadium Way, near the football field. Though he was on campus by now, this was still a month prior to Butch's "official" gifting by the governor to the school.
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Logan Wheeler Scrapbook, 1914-1917
  • Washington (state)--Pullman--Washington State College; Students--Washington (state)--Pullman; Campus buildings--Washington (state)--Pullman
  • Logan Wheeler was raised in Yakima, where he worked in his father’s creamery as a boy. A childhood friend later described Logan as having “wavy chestnut hair and brown eyes that had joy and laughter in them. He was full of life. He was always on...
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch III and IV, 1942
  • Mascots; Universities & colleges--Washington (state)--Pullman; Washington (state)--Pullman--Washington State College
  • 1 photographic print; 8 x 10 inches. From left to right. Standing: Jim Love, Everett Jensen, Ken Stenbey, Jim Repp, George Barclay, Russ Michaels. Kneeling: Carl Uppman, Al Hunt, Grant Jochimsen. Butch III and IV were twin cubs presented by...
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch VI, 1973
  • Mascots; Pumas; Universities & colleges--Washington (state)--Pullman; Washington (state)--Pullman--Washington State College
  • 1 photographic print; 8 x 10 inches. Washington State University's last live cougar mascot, Butch VI, was gifted to the school by state governor Albert Rosellini in September 1964, and died on August 24, 1978.
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch I, 1927
  • Mascots; Universities & colleges--Washington (state)--Pullman; Washington (state)--Pullman--Washington State College
  • 1 photograph; 5 x 7 inches. The first live cougar mascot was presented to Washington State College at halftime of the 1927 homecoming game against the University of Idaho by Governor Roland H. Hartley. The two official looking gentlemen standing to...
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Champions of the Northwest, 1907
  • Football players
  • 1 postcard; 14 x 9 cm. The 1907 Washington State College (Washington State University) football team went 7-1, outscoring their opponents 282-18. A congratulatory telegram from Washington governor Albert E Mead is reprinted here.
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection

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