Pratt Gate (1917)

Item Information

Title:
Pratt Gate (1917)
Description:
This lantern slide shows the gate and fence surrounding the International YMCA College’s Pratt Field. This fence was eight feet high and built with reinforced concrete.
Date:
1917
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield College
Pratt Field
Springfield College--Athletic Fields
Springfield (Mass.)
Lantern slides
Gates
Walls
Athletic fields
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Extent:
3x4 in
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/3563
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:
Before the construction of Pratt Field, the college’s outdoor athletics were confined to a single field lying south of the gymnasium. As this area became inadequate for their needs, the college began considering ways and means of providing a new field. On December 3, 1909, the committee had plans drawn for a track, football field, baseball diamond, and six tennis courts. They planned for the courts to have cement bottoms that could be flooded in winter and converted into a large ice rink for hockey. They also decided to erect an eight-foot concrete fence around the property, one of the first of its kind ever built. The entire cost, including a grandstand, was estimated at ten thousand dollars. On March 18, 1910, Herbert L. Pratt offered to donate the entire amount. The field formally opened in the fall of 1910, in connection with a football game. The International YMCA College is known today as Springfield College.
For a colored duplicate, see LS-01-02 (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/3445); Text on border reads, "The Gates Pratt Field Y.M.C.A. College."
Identifier:
LS-02-10