Boxer's right foot

Title

Boxer's right foot

Description

A close-up photograph of the right foot of the original "Boxer" statue, taken on February 25, 2024. Etched names and initials of students who formerly possessed the statue are visible, including: Gary William (Possibly Gary Williams, Class of 1957); Don Dupuy; and [Ken?] White.

Boxer is a bronze statue in the form of a qilin, which was the inspiration for Pacific University's mascot. There was a tradition of students stealing, hiding and fighting over the original Boxer statue from the early 1900s through the 1960s. This image is one of a series of photographs that documented the physical appearance of the statue when it was returned to the university in 2024, after being hidden for the previous 55 years.

Identifier

PUA_MS95_554

Date

2024

Date Created

Feb. 25, 2024

Creator

Timm, Blake

Subject

Pacific University

Mascots

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives