Construction of Pratt Field (1916)

Item Information

Title:
Construction of Pratt Field (1916)
Description:
This photograph shows a group of men working on the landscaping around the wall outside of Springfield College's Pratt Field. Most people are holding shovels and spreading the sand. The grandstand is also seen, with the high concrete fence that surrounded Pratt field along the backside of the image. Two carriages and horses are also visible on the field. 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 Judd Gymnasium and the Marsh Memorial Building. This lantern slide, “Finished Grandstand at Pratt Field (c. 1910),” shows the completed grandstand at Pratt Field at Springfield College. The grandstands and the benches in front of them are filled with people. The lantern slide has extensive damage. 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 Judd Gymnasium and the Marsh Memorial Building. The location of Pratt field is still used today for track and field, however the name was changed to Blake Track.
Date:
1916
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Subjects:
Springfield College--Athletic fields
Pratt Field
Springfield College
International Young Men's Christian Association College
Springfield (Mass.)
Construction
Shovels
Grandstands
Walls
Athletic Fields
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/10328
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Identifier:
rg110-04-b-02-03-002