Gym Rush

Photograph

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Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

Gym Rush

Entry/Object ID

SHH 2000.283

Description

Gelatin dry plate glass negative. Mob of men running and roughing up one another on lawn. Handwritten note on box says "Gym Rush". Quite possibly the Cane Spree tradition where freshman and sophomore classes fight over a decorated cane. Series of Cane Spree prints.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

City

Princeton

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Martina Takac

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

1911 - 1915

Notes

Medium: glass, silver gelatin

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Negative Number

Other Number

N-1260

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

SHH 2000.283R

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4 x 5 in.

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

General Notes

Note

Willard Penfield Seiberling attended Princeton University from 1911-1915. Box says "First lot Sept. 1914" and mentions "Gym Rush". Working Print ( "R" suffix) and Negative made Oct 2000.

Created By

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Create Date

July 28, 2021

Updated By

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Update Date

July 24, 2026