This is a photograph of the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Memorial Field House at Springfield College in early 1947. Daniel B. Brunton, the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, officiating as representative of the community's part in this project. Springfield College president Paul M. Limbert stands by the side as the Mayor digs. In this picture Mayor Brunton's head is down and you can only see the top of his hat.
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