1860s Princeton College glass stereoview photo with roundball

 Glass stereoviews were popular in the 1850s and 1860s.  In the 1870s they were basically replaced by paper backed photos and magic lantern slides.  Here is an example of a glass stereoview of Princeton College by Ferrier, Soulier and Levy.  In 1864 the photography studio became Leon and Levy.  Posed in front of Nassau Hall are a group of Princeton students.  In the middle is a gentleman presenting a roundball.  While organized football had yet to be established at Princeton until around 1868 and then the first football game in 1869.  For many years class rivalries had existed between the students.  This is the earliest photographic example I have seen of football at a university.