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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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  • Herbert 'Butch' Meeker, 1929
  • Football players
  • 1 photographic print; 17 x 12 cm. 62 to 62 inch tall (reports vary) Washington State quarterback Butch Meeker had WSC's first live cougar mascot named 'Butch' after him, a name which continues today. Also pictured here is 77 inch tall center Gene...
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Pre-Dance Pose, 1968-1970
  • Mascots; Dances; Students
  • Two students posed with a cutout Butch T. Cougar (note that at this point in time the WSU mascot was still a live cougar; the anthropomorphic Butch costume did not yet exist). Based on the yard lines on the ground and the goalpost behind them,...
  • 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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  • Butch II, 1938
  • Mascots; Pumas; Universities & colleges--Washington (state)--Pullman; Washington (state)--Pullman--Washington State College
  • 1 printed page: 9 x 12 inches. The first live cougar to serve as a Washington State College mascot, Butch I, died January 19, 1938. Immediate plans were made to replace him, and on September 24, 1938, the student body was presented with Butch II....
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection
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  • Butch at Rogers Field, 1966
  • Mascots; Pumas; Students; Stadiums
  • WSC's live cougar mascot, Butch VI, in a wheeled cage, being hauled around the track at Rogers Field.
  • Pullman, WSU, and the Palouse Image Collection

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