A photograph of Springfield College gymnasts at the 1965 World's Fair. In the photograph there are three pairs of gymnasts performing a balancing act. Jeffrey Zimmermann is the gymnast on the far left. Linda Valade is the gymnast standing on Robert Elsinger on the left. Ned Crossley is in the middle but the gymnast that is standing on his shoulders is unidentified. Thomas Auchterlonie is on the right and Andrea Hyland is standing on his knees. The text at the bottom of the photograph has been cut off and it is not known what was written there. The physical copy of this image is not within the Springfield College collection.
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In July of 1965, the Springfield College gymnastic exhibition team was invited to put on an exhibition in the United States Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. At the World's Fair, the team, 37 members strong, performed in the open air beneath the main course of the Pavilion.
This image is from a group of Digital Files donated by Springfield College alum, Susan R. Umpstead (Class of 1966). No print files of the images were donated. Files were Printed out and put within Susan Umpstead's Student file. The digital Files were placed within digital Collection.