Springfield College gymnasts at World's Fair (July, 1965)
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A photograph of six Springfield College male gymnasts at the 1965 World's Fair. They are outdoors on top of a stone wall. They are in a seated position using their arms to push their bodies upwards so their bottoms are not touching the stone wall. There legs are straight and their toes are pointed. In the image the gymnasts are wearing white pants and maroon tops. At the bottom of the photograph written in marker it says " Jeff Bob Tom Pete Ned Doug."
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In July of 1965, the Springfield College gymnastic exhibition team was invited to put on an exhibition in the United States Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. At the World's Fair, the team, 37 members strong, performed in the open air beneath the main course of the Pavilion
This image is from a group of Digital Files donated by Springfield College alum, Susan R. Umstead (Class of 1966). No print files of the images were donated. Files were Printed out and put within Susan Umstead's Student file. The digital Files were placed within digital Collection.
