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Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambrid...

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, wearing suit, standing behind chair. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M.... More

Panoramic map of Cambridge, N.Y. 1886.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 545 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to points of interest and inset. AACR2

[Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge, England] view, photochrome print postcard...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10077". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

Gore Hall, Harvard College - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue F (1899). Negative cracked from chipped right edge. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 011352. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Queen's College Cloisters with Erasmus Tower, Cambridge, England]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10132". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[Caius College and Senate House, Cambridge, England]

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10091". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

Washington Elm, Cambridge - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Observatory, Harvard College - Public domain image. Dry plate negative...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ancient city, historic place, stone buildings architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Divinity [School] Library, Harvard College

Public domain photograph of library building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lady Mary Cambridge - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph - female portrait, 1900s women, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

West Boston Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts

Photograph shows the Longfellow Bridge, the sucessor to the West Boston Bridge, also known as the Cambridge Bridge. Title from negative jacket. Negative formerly cataloged as LC-D4-500443 with title: [Cambridge... More

McKean or Porcelain Gate, Harvard University, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of gates, gateway, passage, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U. S. Grant Post of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riverbank Court, Massachusetts. Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts., view ...

Copyright deposit; E. Chickering & Co.; December 31, 1903; DLC/PP-1904:42020. On front: "Copyright by E. Chickering & Co., 1903, reproduction forbidden, -1-".

Washington Elm, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Picryl description: Public domain image of trees, forest, park, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harvard Class Day exercises, seniors entering Sander's Theatre, Memori...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Entrance to subway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Harvard University] Stadium from the park, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harvard University #4, Cambridge, Massachusetts., Panoramic Photograp...

J136664 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; January 3, 1910; DLC/PP-1910:43944. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

Vincenzo Messina, 15 years old and brother Angelo, 11 years old, bakin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Public domain photograph of auditorium building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

22 Appian Way (House), Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-782 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a man carr...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sign near Cambridge, Vermont. Great Depression public domain photograp...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Vermont, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blacksmith's shop turned into a garage. Cambridge, Vermont

Picryl description: Public domain image of a grocery or convenience store, food, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

British King's spiritual adviser. Washington, D.C., March 21. The Reve...

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a truck and a train. Office of War Informat...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Gathering hay in a field near Cambridge, Vermont

Public domain photograph of mountain view, valley, mountain range, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trucks come at dawn to wait their turn to unload at Phillips Packing C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farm, farmer, agriculture, early 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Employees reporting for work at the Phillips Packing Company. Cambridg...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. First le...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. North en...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. East fac...

Public domain photograph of library building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking ...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Third le...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. First le...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Conferen...

Public domain photograph of office, auditorium, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Forum (r...

Public domain photograph of office, auditorium, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Box. no. 2. No. 219. Title and date from Eero Saarinen by De Long and Peatross, 2008. Credit line: Balthazar Korab collection of photographs showing Eero Saarinen architecture, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Box. no. 2. No. 216. Title and date from Eero Saarinen by De Long and Peatross, 2008. Credit line: Balthazar Korab collection of photographs showing Eero Saarinen architecture, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More

Riis Trucking Corp., 28 Travis St., Cambridge, Massachusetts. Platform...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Episcopal Theological Seminary, faculty house, Reverend and Mrs. Owen ...

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riverbank Court, 305 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The structure is the earliest, largest, and most ornate court-type apartment house in Cambridge, local trendsetter both in its layout and in its neo-Tudor style. Survey number: HABS MA-1031 Buil... More

Flagstaff Park, Massachusetts Avenue & Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Mid...

Significance: Flagstaff Park, originally part of the Cambridge Common, was landscaped at the time of subway construction in 1909-1913. It contains a flagstaff base designed by prominent architects Peabody and ... More

Mrs. David Greenough House, 42 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: This dwelling was the earliest known house designed by Henry Greenough. It was built by him for his mother, Mrs. David Greenough, and was Italianate in style. Survey number: HABS MA-1020 Buildi... More

General William Brattle House, 42 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex...

Significance: Built in ca. 1730 for Cambridge lawyer and politician William Brattle, the house is popularly known for its owner's British sympathies rather than for its architectural significance. In Cambridge... More

Sara Coburn House, 7 Dana Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: An unusual combination of Gothic Revival and Greek Revival stylistic elements. Survey number: HABS MA-871

Arthur Astor Carey House, 28 Fayerweather Street, Cambridge, Middlesex...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Thomas Wentworth Higginson House, 29 Buckingham Street, Cambridge, Mid...

Significance: Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was born in Cambridge at 7 Kirkland Street, lived in this modest, shingled, Queen Anne House. He was an abolitionist. Survey number: HABS MA-1023 Building/struct... More

Benjamin Conklin House, 302 East Main Street, Cambridge City, Wayne Co...

Significance: This handsome Greek Revival house was built in 1839-40. It has a particularly fine recessed entrance surmounted by a balcony, and a distinctive roof, hipped on the west side and stepped gable to t... More

Benjamin Conklin House, 302 East Main Street, Cambridge City, Wayne Co...

Francis Batchelder House, 467 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Middlesex C...

Significance: An interesting Federal-style house of modest size and detailing. Center hall plan is unusual for date and location. Survey number: HABS MA-884

Edwin H. Abbot House, 1 Follen Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Edwin H. Abbot House is Cambridge's most substantial dwelling, unusual in being built of stone. It is a typical mansion of the Richardsonian period, and is well preserved and serving an appro... More

Edwin H. Abbot House, 1 Follen Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Norton-Johnson-Burleigh House, 85 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex...

Significance: Based on a design in Chester Hill's, The Builder's Guide (1847), this fine Tudor Revival cottage reflects the impact of pattern books upon 19th century architectural design. Survey number: HABS MA-886

Norton-Johnson-Burleigh House, 85 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex...

Stephen Higginson Jr. House, 7 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Middlesex C...

Survey number: HABS MA-840 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stephen Higginson Jr. House, 7 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, Middlesex C...

Survey number: HABS MA-840 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Middlesex County Superior Court Building, Third, Otis & Thorndike Stre...

Significance: The Middlesex County Superior Court Building is the oldest public building in Cambridge. The present structure, built 1848, incorporated an older structure built 1814. Noted architects were invo... More

Harvard College, Hollis Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Middlesex Count...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Harvard College, Holden Chapel, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Middlesex Cou...

Survey number: HABS MA-2-1 Building/structure dates: 1744 Initial Construction

Charles Saunders House, 1627 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Middlese...

Significance: A fine example of the blending of Italianate and Second Empire elements, a combination which was widely used in Cambridge during the mid 19th century. Survey number: HABS MA-870

Moses Bates House, 69 Thorndike Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, M...

Significance: Interesting example of a modest Greek Revival urban dwelling. Survey number: HABS MA-876

Burton Road Bridge, Spanning Little Weiser River, Cambridge, Washingto...

Significance: One of only a few Idaho bridges built by prominent western contractor Charles G. Sheely. One of the first steel bridges in Washington County and may have set standards for local steel bridge buil... More

Episcopal Theological School, Quadrangle, 99 Brattle Street, Cambridge...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Henry W. Longfellow Place, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27 Survey number: HABS MA-169 Building/structure dates: 1759 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1793 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Henry W. Longfellow Place, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex Co...

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Main Gate, 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, ...

Significance: A monument to the causes and victory of the Civil War, the inscription reads, "American Union Preserved, African slavery destroyed by the uprising of a great people by the blood of fallen heroes. ... More

Parkman Market, Cambridge & North Grove Streets, Boston, Suffolk Count...

Survey number: HABS MA-2-47 Building/structure dates: 1810 Initial Construction

Edward S. Dodge House, 70 Sparks Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, ...

Significance: A text-book example of domestic American Queen Anne style, romantically nestled in a hollow. Survey number: HABS MA-1015 Building/structure dates: 1878 Initial Construction Building/structure d... More

Harvard University Campus & Library, Panoramic Photograph

J207731 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Irving Underhill; October 21, 1915; DLC/PP-1915:45004. Copyright claimant's address: New York. No. M-68.

1667 Cambridge Street (Apartment House), Cambridge, Middlesex County, ...

Significance: A rather elegant "triple decker." Survey number: HABS MA-879

The Dunster, Dunster Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: Built as a privately owned student dormitory for New Yorker John Albro Little. Acquired by Harvard University at Little's death in 1918, and renamed Dudley Hall in 1930. A particularly fine illu... More

Order of services at the Centennial celebration of Harvard University,...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 56, Folder 21. Copy scanned: 2

Edward Everett, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows three scenes: Harvard College, Mount Vernon, and the Grave of George Washington, as well as bust of Washington surrounding a stipple engraving head-and-shoulder... More

[St. John's College, Cambridge, England] view, photochrome print postc...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10133". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[St. Martin's Church, Canterbury, England] view, photochrome print pos...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905. Print no. "10225". More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at h... More

[State armory, Cambridge, Massachusetts.]

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Holden Chapel and class tree, Harvard College

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "14" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 013053. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

McKean or Porcelain Gate, Harvard University, Massachusetts.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

T.R. Theodore Roosevelt and wife and Alice Cambridge

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

[Fresh Pond Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts.]

Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Law School, Harvard University view, photochrome print postcard.

In album prepared by Detroit Photographic Co. to use as a catalog in its office. Detroit Publishing Co., no. 53548. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1955.

Wadsworth House, Harvard University

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Johnson [i.e. Johnston] Gate, Harvard University, Massachusetts.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Standish Hall, freshman dormitories, Harvard University, Massachusetts

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 073258. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

North gate '79, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Teachers' Convention at stadium, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

J143354 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Notman Photo Co.; 1910; DLC/PP-1910:44102. Copyright claimant's address: Boston.

Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072337. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Public domain photograph of auditorium building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Group of messengers, mostly Metropolitan Messenger and Mailing Co., on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stadium, arena, sports event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium and Chapel, C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of park architecture, palace, chateau, open space, 18th, and 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Longfellow's Home, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Stereoscope Card. Library...

No. 23104. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac Electric Power Co. apartments and kitchens. Cambridge Construc...

Public domain photograph of village home, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farmers during Great Depression: A black and white photo of a woman in...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.