A three-story brick gymnasium with a steep hipped roof, tall chimney and stone foundation stands among mature pines, with a curving drive and lawn in the foreground. The white lettering identifies it as Pratt Gymnasium at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Amherst's Pratt Gymnasium was a gift of oil magnate Charles Pratt and served the college's physical education program from the 1880s until it was superseded by later athletic buildings in the 1930s.
Postcard Details
Message · English
according to the baseball
schedule as published in
our college paper Amherst
plays the Univ. of Va
April 1st. They also play
them at Amherst May
5th I hope you can
Ely[?]
Black-and-white print with white caption lettering at bottom; no white border. Mottled staining and spotting across the sky and edges; a faint date-like marking is visible in the sky above the roof.
Postmark: AMHERST MASS. MAR 14 6 PM 1909. Divided back with red "POST CARD" heading and "This side for the Address."; green 1¢ Franklin adhesive stamp; publisher imprint E. T. Scott, Amherst, Mass. (Germany.) No. 663; light edge/corner wear and minor soiling.
Cite this card
Pratt Gymnasium, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pratt-gymnasium-amherst-college-amherst-ma-1909. Accessed November 13, 2026.
