This black-and-white photograph shows twenty-two Springfield College gymnasts around parallel bars. The gymnasts are paired together, with one crouching and supporting the other, who is resting against the first's legs.
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Notes:
The history of gymnastics at Springfield College stretches nearly as far back as the school’s founding in 1885. Leslie Judd, widely considered a father of modern gymnastics, was the team’s first coach. Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball, was an early member of the team.
