The tiger holding the Princeton Shield- second detail from Holder Hall at Princeton. The panel will be located center right of the larger image.
Originally, Princeton's mascot was the lion—seen by the administration as the most regal animal. However, in 1867 the sophomore baseball team decided to adorn orange ribbons with black numerals. The orange and black combination stuck and by the early 1880s florid sports writers began to refer to Princeton's teams as the Tigers.
This tiger is on the front of Holder Hall, above the main entrance that fronts directly on the Lincoln Highway.
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