1916: Fashion for "rats"
Title
1916 : Fashion for "rats "
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the University . From page 93 : An upperclassman clipped a freshman's hair to conform to the fashion for "rats " in 1916 . One freshman that year , J.P . Fuller , III , retained a fringe of hair that imitated Dean George Petrie"s natural baldness . "My recollection is that the first time Fuller appeared this way in Dr . Petrie's history lecture , he was ordered to leave Langdon Hall and not return until his hair was cut correctly " said Alfonso Wright , also a freshman at that time . Photo source : Mrs . R . Platt Boyd , Jr .
Date
1916
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Male college students -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Haircutting -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 1268 x 1959 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
ed2p93006.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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