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<mods:title>Annual Rope Pull at Lake Massasoit</mods:title>
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<mods:publisher>Springfield College</mods:publisher>
<mods:dateCreated encoding='w3cdtf' keyDate='yes' point='start' qualifier='questionable'>1947</mods:dateCreated>
<mods:dateCreated encoding='w3cdtf' keyDate='yes' point='end' qualifier='questionable'>1951</mods:dateCreated>
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<mods:abstract>This photograph shows the action-packed annual rope pull between the freshman and sophomore classes at Springfield College. Only one team is visible, and they are straining against the rope as they pull uphill. Spectators watch the game from behind them. From the 1920s through the 1960s, freshmen united against the sophomore class in a series of friendly rivalries.</mods:abstract>
<mods:note>According to a 1968 Freshman Handbook, if the freshman won they were no longer required to wear their beanies. Lake Massasoit, also known as Watershops Pond, formed when the Armory dammed Mill River to generate energy. As the City of Springfield’s second largest body of water, it features seven miles of shorelines. During the 19th century, the city built two bathhouses along the lake’s shore, but these were destroyed in 1920. Long a major site for fishing, Lake Massasoit features species such as the black crappie, bluegill, brown trout, chain pickerel, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, rainbow trout, and yellow bass. At different points in Springfield College's history, the students used the lake for rowing, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming.</mods:note>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Students</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Traditions</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Lake Massasoit</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield (Mass.)</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Tug of war</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Students</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Lakes & ponds</mods:topic>
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<mods:county>Hampden</mods:county>
<mods:country>United States</mods:country>
<mods:continent>North and Central America</mods:continent>
<mods:state>Massachusetts</mods:state>
<mods:city>Springfield</mods:city>
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<mods:physicalLocation>Springfield College Archives and Special Collections</mods:physicalLocation>
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<mods:accessCondition displayLabel='license' type='use and reproduction'>Contact host institution for more information.</mods:accessCondition>
<mods:accessCondition displayLabel='rights' type='use and reproduction'>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.</mods:accessCondition>
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