Springfield College Students skating on Lake Massasoit (1970)

Item Information

Title:
Springfield College Students skating on Lake Massasoit (1970)
Description:
This is a group photograph of three Springfield College students, all of them are alumnae of Class 1973. According to the donor Laurel Ford (Smith), students in the photograph are Marilyn Fellows (Kellogg), Shelley Fletcher (Schlegel), and Laurel Ford. The photograph was taken in the winter of 1970 when they were skating on Lake Massasoit. They were standing still on the lake for the photograph, wearing winter coats, gloves, and ice skate shoes. Laurel Ford (Smith) is a member of Class 1973. After graduation, she worked as the Director of Program Planning at Baystate Health, Department of Strategic & Program Planning. In 1809, Lake Massasoit was formed by the army by damming the Mill River. The purpose of the dam was to ensure a constant flow of water downstream for the Springfield Armory “Watershops.” The Springfield Armory was America’s first and last National Armory, formed in 1777 and continuing production up until 1968. The formerly named Watershops Pond has 7 miles of shoreline and covers 186 acres. From 1892-1900, the buildings of Springfield College began to come about, and the name was changed to Lake Massasoit by Springfield College officials. The name came from a local hotel, the Massasoit House, owned by Marvin Chapin, a generous benefactor of the college. In 1920, the college purchased a large area of land on the upper end of the pond, and called it the “Freshman Camp.” Since the college was formed, students, faculty and visitors have used the Pond for sailing, swimming, ice skating and fishing. However, the lake was officially closed for swimming in 1984 when the lake was said to be unhealthy. Archives does not have the original physical item. The photo was scanned and jpg file was sent by donor. At acquisition, file was printed and put into the student folder.
Date:
1970
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Student Files
Subjects:
Lake Massasoit
Springfield College
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Ford, Laurel L.
Fellows, Marilyn
Fletcher, Shelley
Group portraits
Skating
Winter
Snow
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/21679
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Identifier:
smith-ford-skating