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Description
Students wrestle in a mud pit as part of an annual class competitions. This photograph appeared in an October 1953 newsletter with the following caption: "Rivalry is ever present between the freshmen and sophomores and the annual mud fight provides the physical expression for pent-up emotions. Even after the tussle, as shown here, enthusiasm runs high, and before the muddy pond had settled the Ghosts had been tossed in, to share the grimy fate of the underclassmen. The Ghosts, honorary men's organization, sponsored and refereed the fight."
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) Student activities School contests Mud
Source
Black and white photograph, 9.95 x 8.12 inches; from the Pomona College Photo Archive, Honnold/Mudd Library, Special Collections PC - Student Activities - Class Competition - Tie-up, Mud Fights, Rope Pull, etc.
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