Postcard from Thomas D. Patton to Jacob T. Bowne (August 28, 1890)
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Postcard from Thomas D. Patton to Jacob T. Bowne . The post card is dated August 28, 1890. On the back, he says that he, along with James Naismith (spelled Naysmith on the card), the creator of Basketball, expect to reach Springfield, Massachusetts at 6:25 in the evening on September 2nd. Both men were arriving to start their first semester at the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College. For more information on J.T. Bowne, see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/15.
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