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The Administration and Faculty section of the 1960 yearbook shows a cartoon of the Confederate spider. The spider can be seen holding a confederate flag with "U of R" written on its uniform. Similar illustrations can be seen at the beginning of each…

This photo taken from The Web 1970 yearbook focuses on a May Day event that took place at the University of Richmond. The title suggests that "Rebel Yell," which was a war cry used by the Confederate soldiers inspired by Native Americans, was a…

On December 1st 1950, The Collegian published an article called “UR Confederate Spider 3 Years Old.” The article tells the story of how the University of Richmond’s logo the Spider got transformed into the Confederate Spider in which the Spider wears…

A Confederate spider mascot can be seen as decoration outside of the Phi Kappa Alpha lodge. Fraternities oftentimes decorated the lodges for important football games, such as homecoming. "Confederate Spidey" was the university's "unofficial" mascot…

In a photo of the Richmond band, a Confederate spider mascot is displayed prominently on a drum. It is also illustrated next to the text on the spread. "Confederate Spidey" was the university's "unofficial" mascot from around 1950 to the early 1970s.

There is an illustration of the Confederate spider in the athletics section page of the 1960 yearbook. It wears a baseball uniform and holds a baseball bat, baseball glove, and a confederate flag. "Confederate Spidey" was the university's…

There is an illustration of the Confederate spider on the classes and student government section page of the 1960 yearbook. In it, the spider holds a diploma and a Confederate flag, and is wearing a mortar board. "Confederate Spidey" was the…

There is an illustration of the Confederate spider on the features section page of the 1960 yearbook. Instead of being dressed in its usual Confederate uniform, it is dressed in a tuxedo. It holds a bouquet of flowers, a wrapped gift, and smokes a…

There is an illustration of the Confederate spider on the fraternities section page of the 1960 yearbook. In it, the spider is in a web holding a handgun, a shotgun, a bayonet, and a Confederate flag. "Confederate Spidey" was the university's…

The top left photograph was published in The Web 1960. It depicts a group of students dancing at a Kappa Alpha fraternity social. There is a Confederate flag hanging in the background.