1 photographic print; 8 x 10 inches.The Washington (State Cougars went to the Rose Bowl for the second time in their history in 1931 (losing to Alabama 0-24). This is Butch I, who was presented to the College in 1927 and died in 1938.
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…
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. …
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 Governor…
1 photographic print; 8 x 10 inches.Butch IV was one of a pair of cougar kittens given to Washington (State College in 1942. She died in December of 1954.
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.