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Spring with the Tiger Poster
A poster of Spirit the tiger dressed for the beach promoting the spring weekend from May 9-May 11, 1986
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Black and White photograph of the Tiger Mascot at a basketball game
Ritchie participating in the big basketball game, 1983.
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Richard H Eisenhart, Chairman of Board of Trustees with RIT’s Tiger Mascot
A photograph of the first Spirit costume, circa 1976, and RIT Board Of Trustees Chairman Richard H. Eisenhart.
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Book titled “Ritchie Finds His Stripes”
A small tale seemingly aimed at wee lads. Essentially touring the RIT campus. The end of the book goes into an incredibly brief detail about the history of the mascot, alongside this timeline.
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Grandpa Ritchie's Head
A paper mache replica of Grandpa Ritchie’s head. This Ritchie mascot costume, affectionately known as “Grandpa” due to the incredibly worn state it was in when it was retired, was used between 2000 and 2006, with a replacement purchased on October 2006.
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Spirit the Tiger Mascot with Unidentified Cheerleaders
Photo with Spirit at the center surrounded by cheerleaders. Before the days of the Ritchie mascot, there was the Spirit the Tiger, the original RIT mascot (excluding the dog Brownie from World War I). Although Spirit would die within a year, he would continue to live on through the zeal of the mascots.
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Cruising Main Street
“Grandpa Ritchie cruising main street”. Bill Darrow and Wayne Hass are visible, with Dave Page inside the costume.