[Aerial photograph of Harvard University and the Charles River, looking north], [1934]
Scope and Contents
This photograph taken from an airplane in 1934 depicts Charles River and Cambridge, east from the train yards and west to De Wolfe Street. Eliot House, Winthrop House (consisting of the Standish and Gore quadrangle buldings) and Leverett House are in the foreground. Widener Library, Cambridge Common, Massachusetts Avenue, Oxford Street, and Memorial Hall are visible in the background, and the view extends further northward into Cambridge.
Dates
- Creation: [1934]
Access
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Extent
3000 photographs18 cubic feet (15 boxes, 12 drawers, 2 portfolio drawers)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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