This is a small photographic print showing Dr. James Naismith shooting a basketball in Judd Gymnasium on the campus of Springfield College during one of his visits back to his Alma Mater. Three Springfield College basketball players are seen standing behind him. Behind the backboard is the running track for the gym. It is not sure if this is East or West Gymnasium. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645. An image taken at the smae time is used in the Basketball Was Born booklet produced and published by Springfield College. The date for this photograph comes from here. To see the photograph and the date it gives, see here: https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/8477
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