U N I V E R S I T Y of R I C H M O N D
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2019 WINTER
NO TWO ALIKE Yearbook art directors over the years have offered many takes on our beloved symbol. All of these variations come from the first half of the 20th century. The one in the center of the opposite page appeared in the 1905 yearbook, but it bears an uncanny simi- larity to the spider symbol we use today. One of the most striking is the star-spangled spider at the bottom right corner of this page. Though red and blue are Richmond's colors, the image likely doubles as an illustrator's patriotic statement. It appears in the 1918 yearbook, as Richmond College men were serving in Europe during World War I.
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