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1910

1911

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travis hardiman said:
This shot was taken a split second before hilarity ensued.
Jim Porter said:
Well, at least he's going to land on the side with the cushion.
Chris said:
Odd caption. They didn't copy the wrong spelling of athletes as "athlets" as it is written on the original photo (that's the policy in some places), but they did their own spelling version instead, viz, "atheletes". I blame the Greeks. They started it all — phthsis, indeed!
Alex Behr said:
yeah, fix the typo on the photo title.
The Library of Congress said:
Thanks! We'll fix the typo in the source data and reload the description

unevensurfaces said:
This is on the Columbia University Campus, NYC
-Jarrett- said:
Earliest known conga line?
Wystan said:
Bain's photo has been inscribed with the date, 9/27/11. A New York Times story, September 28, 1911, reported some of the events: "Columbia University began its . . . academic year yesterday with a large entering class. . . . The real indication that college was open was the hostilities between the freshmen and sophomores. There was little of the old-time fighting, however, the nearest thing to a battle being an organized tug of war on South Field, which provided merriment for hundreds of spectators." The full NYT report: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A02EFDE1539E3... -------
Wystan said:
More Bain/LOC photos of student class rivalry hijinks at Columbia University: