http://got-art.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/2f3de29fa59b6dc339928b58b7c5de9c.jpg 186f3db4a3aace949afe1aaee3d787f8 http://got-art.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/ab240c33ded5cd2a3fed449b79b497fd.jpg cbe8d44f9650598c9ce586247f863a4e http://got-art.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/91d94ecafb3ca33099aac42704bd078a.jpg c7b64872c0e6ba133381f3ba03df4520 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Testudo Subject The topic of the resource Outdoor sculpture Description An account of the resource In 1933, the football coach decided the diamondback terrapin should be the school mascot. A live terrapin served as model and is now held, as taxidermy, by University Archives. Students rub Testudo's nose for good luck and leave offerings to the statue before exams. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cianfarani, Aristide B. (1895-1960); Gorham Manufacturing Co., Rhode Island Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rector, Kevin. "A tightly kept symbol of Maryland's past." The Diamondback. December 13, 2005. http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_acc4a94c-82d3-56ab-a170-d5debb3967e3.html. "The Art of Making Testudo." TerpCollaboratory. https://vimeo.com/132435824. "ABC's of UMD: Letter T." Terrapin Tales from the University of Maryland Archives. https://umdarchives.wordpress.com/tag/diamondback-terrapin/. Kayla, Niharika. "20 Reasons Why the University of Maryland is the Greatest School on Earth." Society19. April 13, 2016. http://www.society19.com/20-reasons-university-maryland-greatest-school-earth/. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Bronze Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant POINT(-8565429.5256223 4719667.3985177)|18|-8565441.4689079|4719665.9522605|osm In front of McKeldin Library, 7649 Library Ln, College Park, MD 20742