Lady of the Fountain

Title
Lady of the Fountain
LC Subject
Rolfe, Mary A. Sculpture
Description
The "Lady of the Fountain" is property of the Class of 1902. Shown in the picture are: Claude F. Palmer, Alma Ethelyn Scharpf, Dean Mary A. Rolfe, (behind lady), Helen Gail Mattley, and Harold Walton Readon. The statue was stolen by U of O students and stored in a Portland basement for almost two years. Helen Mattley '22 got word of it through "devious" channels and after it was confirmed through a fake inspection by Floyd Carter '20 passing as a telephone employee. The group listed above along with Johnny Wells, campus policeman, went to Portland and brought it back. It was returned during a track meet in 1922.
Work Type
photographic prints photographs
Location
Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
Identifier
HC0564
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Local Collection Name
Harriet's Photograph Collection, 1868-1996 (P HC)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
Institution
Oregon State University
Oregon State University Libraries University of Oregon Libraries