Pratt Field entrance

Item Information

Title:
Pratt Field entrance
Description:
This photograph, taken from the side, shows the entrance to International YMCA Training School's (now Springfield College) Pratt Field. The entrance way consists of a gate, large white pillars and a sidewalk leading up to it. The pillars show the Springfield College triangles, with the words "spirit, mind, body" visible. The old Student Union, also known as Doggett's House and Gulick's House, is seen on the left side of the picture, located behind the field. There are vines growing along the pillars as well. The picture is not dated, but it is assumed to have been taken between 1910 and 1959.
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:
Springfield College--Athletic fields
Pratt Field
International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College
Doggett's House
Springfield (Mass.)
Athletic Fields
Gates
Walls
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10541
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.
Identifier:
rg110-04-b-02-06-011
SC24223