A Perfect Start (c. 1919-1920)

Item Information

Title:
A Perfect Start (c. 1919-1920)
Description:
This photograph, “A Perfect Start,” shows nine students taking off from the starting line during a track and field event at Pratt Field, an athletic facility at the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. A lantern slide duplicate exists - http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/3553
Date:
[1919?–1920?]
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Springfield College Track and Field Team Papers
Subjects:
Pratt Field
Springfield College
Springfield College--Track and field
Springfield College--Track and field--Men
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Springfield College--Athletic Fields
Springfield (Mass.)
Track athletics
Running
Athletic fields
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/4427
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
Language:
English
Notes:
The spring of 1915 marked Springfield College’s entry into collegiate competition. Previously, they “had been denied the privilege of competing in intercollegiate circles” (Massasoit, 1920). In 1917, Dr. Donald Young, then a Biology Professor at Springfield, suggested an annual track meet for colleges in the Connecticut valley. On May 11, 1918, the first meet of the Connecticut Valley teams (later known as the Eastern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association) took place; the race featured Holy Cross, Trinity, Rensselaer Polytech, Springfield, and Dartmouth. Although older records indicate the race pictured is part of the New England Intercollegiate Meet, Springfield was not admitted into that competition until 1932. This image was published in the 1920 Massasoit (p. 119).
Identifier:
SC21293