Alden Street at Pratt Field's entrance

Item Information

Title:
Alden Street at Pratt Field's entrance
Description:
This photograph shows Alden Street and the wall and the entrance to International YMCA Training School's (now Springfield College) Pratt Field. Cars are parked along the right side of the street as the road curves around the corner, and one car is driving down the road. There is a student walking on the sidewalk located directly in front of Pratt Field in the direction of the gate. The shadows of the trees are visible throughout the street.
Date:
[1910?–1959?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Buildings and Grounds Records > b
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College
Springfield College--Athletic fields
Pratt Field
Springfield College--Campus
Springfield (Mass.)
Automobiles
Walls
Roads
Gates
Athletic Fields
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10557
Terms of Use:
Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Notes:
Pratt Field was a gift of Mr. Herbert L. Pratt. It consisted, originally, of a quarter-mile track, 220 yard straightaway twenty-four feet wide, eleven runaways and pits for jumping and vaulting, seven tennis courts, a football field, and a baseball diamond. An eight-foot high reinforced concrete fence surrounds the field. The entrances were designed by Edward Lippincourt Tilton, who also designed Springfield's Judd Gymnasium and the Marsh Memorial Building. Part of Pratt field is still used today for track and field, however the name was changed to Blake Field. There is a duplicate of this image, without the writing, seen here:
Identifier:
rg110-04-b-02-06-016