Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests; Wood poles
A Pomona College student climbs the flagpole during the annual Pole Rush competition in 1914. Writing on the reverse of the photograph reads: "1914 Pole Rush - Location - present site of Student Union."
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests; Wood poles
A postcard with a view of a Pomona College student climbing the flagpole during the annual Pole Rush competition. Writing on the reverse of the postcard indicates this may have been the Pole Rush of 1914.
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests; Wood poles
Pomona College students of the classes of 1926 and 1927 compete in the annual Pole Rush. Writing in lower right corner reads: "Pole Rush - Sept. 19, 1923." Writing at lower center reads: "-'26 vs. '27-".
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests
Members of the Pomona College class of 1925 at the Pole Rush of 1921. Writing in the lower left corner reads: "The Pole Rush - Men - Pomona 1925 - Sept. 28, 1921."
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests; Wood poles
Pomona College sophomores pose for a photograph following the 1920 Pole Rush competition. Writing on the reverse of the image indicates the sophomores were victorious in their efforts at the Pole Rush.
Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.); Student activities; College students; School contests; Wood poles
A group of male Pomona College students brawl in a field around a tall wooden pole in the center. A large group of spectators stand around the edges. [The Pole Rush was an annual tradition at Pomona College until 1926. The goal of the...
