East Gymnasium interior, c. 1895

A photograph of the interior east gymnasium featuring several pieces of gymnastics equipment. In the photograph is a student sitting on a piece of equipment, known today as the horse. Behind the student is a spiral staircase leading down to the building's locker rooms. The image also shows the inclined running track (center balcony) and the visitors' gallery (upper balcony). The photograph is of the North Side of the gymnasium.Judd Gymnasia was the first building erected on the new land purchased for the YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, along Massasoit Lake in Springfield, Massachusetts. Morrissey and Shea’s Corporation completed construction on the building in September of 1894 and it was formally opened on October 26, 1894. The original gymnasium, known today as East Gymnasium, was where James Naismith taught classes and coached the school’s basketball team however it is not the gymnasium where basketball was invented.A handwritten caption on the back of this image reads, "East Gym. See 1895-96 Physical Dept. Circular for full description". The photograph appears on page four of the pamphlet; Series were added to this collection, changing the file name. File names of the uploaded files contain the old name