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Background imageCambridge Collection: Antique map of Cambridgeshire

Antique map of Cambridgeshire
An antique map of Cambridgeshire 1840.ašJames Pigot (1794-1842)aš showing the whole county and all its major towns and cities.Pigot started as an engraver for Deans Manchester Directory

Background imageCambridge Collection: Exterior of Early Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University

Exterior of Early Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University
HARVARD UNIVERSITY: MASSACHUSETTS HALL.PHOTOGRAPH CA. 1890

Background imageCambridge Collection: Profile Portrait of Charles W. Eliot

Profile Portrait of Charles W. Eliot
Profile portrait of American Educator Charles W. Eliot (1836-1926), president of Harvard 1869-1909

Background imageCambridge Collection: Football Team Relaxing

Football Team Relaxing
(Original Caption) Harvard football team in state of relaxation

Background imageCambridge Collection: Portrait of Poet James Russell Lowell in His Office

Portrait of Poet James Russell Lowell in His Office
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: James Russell Lowell (1819-1891), American poet, essayist and diplomat. Photo taken in 1886 after his return to Cambridge from Europe

Background imageCambridge Collection: Red Grange Watching Football Game

Red Grange Watching Football Game
(Original Caption) Red Grange, who attracted a few people to the stadiums to watch him instead of the football game

Background imageCambridge Collection: Gate Entrance to Harvard University

Gate Entrance to Harvard University
(Original Caption) Cambridge: Harvard University's main gate, just off Harvard Square. University Hall may be seen in the background

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Studying at College

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Studying at College
(Original Caption) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. son of the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, was a student at Harvard University, as shown here

Background imageCambridge Collection: Head/Shoulder Portrait Of Alexander Todd

Head/Shoulder Portrait Of Alexander Todd
(Original Caption) 1957-London, England- A photo of Professor Sir Alexander Robertus Todd, professor of organic chemistry at the University of Cambridge since 1944

Background imageCambridge Collection: John Harvard by Daniel Chester French

John Harvard by Daniel Chester French
(Original Caption) Cambridge, MA: Statue of John Harvard at Harvard University. Undated photo

Background imageCambridge Collection: 12 Honorary Degrees Conferred

12 Honorary Degrees Conferred
(Original Caption) Honorary degrees conferred upon 12 men by the president James B. Conant of Harvard. Left to Right: Norman G. Davis, Wiliam Allen White, Albert Einstein, Pres. Conant, Henry A

Background imageCambridge Collection: Washington Taking Command of the Army at Cambridge, 1775 by J. Rogers

Washington Taking Command of the Army at Cambridge, 1775 by J. Rogers
An engraving by J. Rogers after a drawing by Wageman. Engraving shows George Washington taking command of the Continental Army at Cambridge on July 3, 1775

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard University Students Dancing

Harvard University Students Dancing
(Original Caption) Class Day, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Background imageCambridge Collection: Students Throwing Rocks at Teacher

Students Throwing Rocks at Teacher
(Original Caption) A young teacher stoned to death by reprobate students in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1870. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageCambridge Collection: Helen Keller Wearing Cap and Gown

Helen Keller Wearing Cap and Gown
Helen Keller, recent graduate, Cum Laude, from Radcliffe College, wears her mortarboard and graduation gown

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard Football Teammates

Harvard Football Teammates
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Massachusetts: Left to right: Capt. Brickley, Hardwick, Mahan, and Hogan, who composed last year's backfield

Background imageCambridge Collection: Charles Brickley with Percy Haughton

Charles Brickley with Percy Haughton
(Original Caption) Harvard Football Candidates Have First Workout in the Stadium. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Capt. Brickley and Coach Percy Haughton

Background imageCambridge Collection: Charles Brickley and Teammate Holding Footballs

Charles Brickley and Teammate Holding Footballs
(Original Caption) Harvard Football Candidates Have First Workout in the Stadium. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Capt. Brickley and McKinnock

Background imageCambridge Collection: Hazing of Harvard Freshman

Hazing of Harvard Freshman
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Massachussets: Hazing Harvard freshman in the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Background imageCambridge Collection: Communist Head Quarters Raided By Police

Communist Head Quarters Raided By Police
(Original Caption) 11/11/1919-Cambridge, MA: Offices of Communist Headquarters in Cambridge, MA. Raided by police

Background imageCambridge Collection: H. M. Abrahams Wins for Princeton Cornell

H. M. Abrahams Wins for Princeton Cornell
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageCambridge Collection: New Radio Equipment

New Radio Equipment
(Original Caption) Left to right. Miss Agnes Heagney of Malden, Mass. and Miss Elizabeth Milton of Cambridge at Radcliffe College with new radio outfit

Background imageCambridge Collection: Gardner of Yale Pole Vaulting

Gardner of Yale Pole Vaulting
(Original Caption) Harvard Beats Yale on Track. The crimson of Harvard was triumphant over Yale blue in the annual track and field meet at the Harvard stadium

Background imageCambridge Collection: Chapman of Yale Winning 440 Yard Run

Chapman of Yale Winning 440 Yard Run
(Original Caption) Harvard Beats Yale on Track. The crimson of Harvard was triumphant over Yale blue in the annual track and field meet at the Harvard stadium

Background imageCambridge Collection: Athletes Jumping over Hurdles

Athletes Jumping over Hurdles
(Original Caption) Girl Athletes in Track Meet at Harvard. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The low hurdle race during the games. Miss L. Mueller of Newark, N.J. won the race, with Miss H

Background imageCambridge Collection: Athlete High Jumping

Athlete High Jumping
(Original Caption) Girl Athletes in Track Meet at Harvard. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Miss M. Jones of the Holyoke Y.M.C.A. clearing the bar at 4 feet 6 inches, breaking the record by 2 inches

Background imageCambridge Collection: Female Athletes of 1920's

Female Athletes of 1920's
(Original Caption) Hot Contests in Harvard Girls Water Sports. There is only one other group of girls who boast of American nativity who can compare athletically with the group shown above

Background imageCambridge Collection: Football Player Tackling Dummy

Football Player Tackling Dummy
(Original Caption) September 14, 1922. Harvard Footballers Prepare for Strenuous Season. One of the men tackling the dummy in tackling practice

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard Fan at Football Game

Harvard Fan at Football Game
A young woman holds a Harvard pennant at Princeton University during a football game between the two schools in 1923. Harvard won by 5 points

Background imageCambridge Collection: Portrait of Oxford and Cambridge Athletes

Portrait of Oxford and Cambridge Athletes
(Original Caption) Preparing for International Track Meet. The combined Oxford and Cambridge athletes who will compete against Harvard and Yale at the Harvard Stadium on July 11th

Background imageCambridge Collection: Sabin Carr Pole Vaulting

Sabin Carr Pole Vaulting
(Original Caption) Training at Cambridge Stadium. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sabin Carr of Yale doing pole vault

Background imageCambridge Collection: Yale University Pole Vaulters

Yale University Pole Vaulters
(Original Caption) Athletes Prepare For Oxford-Cambridge Vs. Yale-Harvard Meet

Background imageCambridge Collection: Portrait of Sabin Carr

Portrait of Sabin Carr
(Original Caption) Closeups of Sabin Carr of Yale, winner of pole vault and who broke records

Background imageCambridge Collection: Pole Vault Event

Pole Vault Event
(Original Caption) Oxford Cambridge Yale Harvard Dual Meet at Harvard Stadium. Cambridge Massachusetts

Background imageCambridge Collection: Councilwoman Florence Lee Whitman Sitting in Chair

Councilwoman Florence Lee Whitman Sitting in Chair
(Original Caption) This photo shows Mrs. Florence Lee Whitman, 63, who had just been elected to the City Council of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Background imageCambridge Collection: Golfers Standing on Golf Course

Golfers Standing on Golf Course
From left to right: Donald J. Ross, John Barton Payne, Richard S. Tufts, and H.J. Hughes at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina

Background imageCambridge Collection: Athletes at Radcliffe College

Athletes at Radcliffe College
(Original Caption) All-Around Athletes at Radcliffe College

Background imageCambridge Collection: Professor Alice Hamilton

Professor Alice Hamilton
(Original Caption) Dr. Alice Hamilton holds the distinction of being the only woman professor in the Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass

Background imageCambridge Collection: Frank Wykoff Breaking the Tape

Frank Wykoff Breaking the Tape
(Original Caption) California Lad Wins Olympic 100-Meter Run. The new King of American sprinters, and ace of the Olympic Pack is 19-year-old Frank Wykoff, sensational schoolboy from Glendale, Calif

Background imageCambridge Collection: Track Favorite George Simpson in Action at Olympic Tryout

Track Favorite George Simpson in Action at Olympic Tryout
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: Simpson Equals Olympic Record, Then Collapses In 100-Meter Dash Olympic Tryout

Background imageCambridge Collection: Two Hundred Meter Race Finish

Two Hundred Meter Race Finish
(Original Caption) 7/8/1928-Cambridge, MA- Photo shows the finish of the 200-meter race, the star event of the last day of the Olympic final tryouts at Cambridge, MA, showing Charles Borah

Background imageCambridge Collection: Lee Barnes in Pole Vaulting Action

Lee Barnes in Pole Vaulting Action
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: Lee Barnes Wins Pole Vault at Olympic final Tryouts. Photo shows Lee Barnes, of the Los Angeles A. C

Background imageCambridge Collection: Creth B. Hines Throwing Javelin at Cambridge

Creth B. Hines Throwing Javelin at Cambridge
(Original Caption) This photo shows Creth B. Hines of Georgetown

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard University Varsity Rowing Crew

Harvard University Varsity Rowing Crew
(Original Caption) The Varsity Crew at Harvard University...The varsity eight picked to row for Harvard at the coming regattas, shown before taking a practice row along the river at Cambridge

Background imageCambridge Collection: New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt

New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(Original Caption) New York Governor gets honorary degree at Harvard...Franklin D

Background imageCambridge Collection: Boy Directing Crew

Boy Directing Crew
(Original Caption) 12 year old coxswain Edward White in the shell directing the crew

Background imageCambridge Collection: Exterior of Harvard University Dormitories Known as Beck Hall

Exterior of Harvard University Dormitories Known as Beck Hall
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Mass.: Historic Beck Hall To Be Sold. Beck Hall, most famous of the Harvard "Gold Coast" dormitories, which housed students such as Theodore Roosevelt, J. P

Background imageCambridge Collection: Players Tackling Football Dummies

Players Tackling Football Dummies
(Original Caption) Hageman and Nazro. Harvard fotballers shown tackling the dummies

Background imageCambridge Collection: Scientist Immobilizing Rabbit in Lab

Scientist Immobilizing Rabbit in Lab
(Original Caption) 1/29/1932-Cambridge, MA - The new Biology Institute, costing over $2, 000, 000, was opened at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, on Jan. 28

Background imageCambridge Collection: Backfield Position Candidates Posing Together

Backfield Position Candidates Posing Together
(Original Caption) Harvard Opens Football Season at Cambridge, Mass. Photo shows: Candidates for backfield positions. Left to right: Donald H. Gleason (he is out for center position) of Newton, Mass

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard Teammates Jogging on Field

Harvard Teammates Jogging on Field
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: Harvard Opens Grid Season at Cambridge, Massachusetts

Background imageCambridge Collection: Brother Football Players Kneeling on Field

Brother Football Players Kneeling on Field
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Massachusetts: Left to right, two brothers out for the team..they are Donald and John H. Gleason, of Newton, Mass. Donald plays center and John plays back

Background imageCambridge Collection: Thomas Gannett and Teammate at Football Practice

Thomas Gannett and Teammate at Football Practice
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Mass.: Gannett Football Group. Getting A "Kick" Out Of The Game. At Harvard. Thomas Gannett of Milton Massachusetts, guard gets kicking practice as Paul B

Background imageCambridge Collection: Crimson Teammates Working out on Field

Crimson Teammates Working out on Field
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Massachusetts: Backs Kicking. "Backing" Fair Harvard...With Their Toes

Background imageCambridge Collection: Steeple Through Tree Line

Steeple Through Tree Line
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: New Chapel Landmark In Harvard Yard. The new university chapel (shown above) with its 200-foot spire forms a new landmark in the yard of Harvard University

Background imageCambridge Collection: Crew Members Practicing

Crew Members Practicing
(Original Caption) Harvard Crew Works Out

Background imageCambridge Collection: Nobel Prize Winner Pyotr Kapitsa

Nobel Prize Winner Pyotr Kapitsa
Russian Professor Pyotr Kapitsa conducts experiments probably at the Royal Society Mond Laboratory built for him in 1932 in Cambridge, England

Background imageCambridge Collection: A. Lawrence Lowell Posing in Chair

A. Lawrence Lowell Posing in Chair
(Original Caption) Massachusetts: To Meet Harvard Overseers On Monday. Latest photograph of A

Background imageCambridge Collection: Olympic Champion Leaping Over Bar

Olympic Champion Leaping Over Bar
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Mass.: Duncan McNaughton of the University of Southern California, Olympic champion, leaps over the bar for the fourth time in the high jump event during the I.C.A

Background imageCambridge Collection: Owen Young and Ada Comstock at Graduation

Owen Young and Ada Comstock at Graduation
(Original Caption) 6/21/1933- Cambridge, MA- Owen D. Young, New York financier, and Ada L. Comstock, President of Radcliffe College, are shown as the attended the annual commencement of Radcliffe

Background imageCambridge Collection: Graduates Walking to Graduation

Graduates Walking to Graduation
(Original Caption) 6/21/1933-Cambridge, MA- Their college days are now a pleasant memory

Background imageCambridge Collection: Jack E. Lovelock and Fellow Athletes

Jack E. Lovelock and Fellow Athletes
(Original Caption) Set New Records at International Track Meet

Background imageCambridge Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. on Crew Team

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. on Crew Team
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. son of President Roosevelt, acts as strokeman (rearmost rower) on a Harvard freshman crew team. The teammates, left to right: H.H. Lyman, H.G. Kellog, C.V. Ferguson, F

Background imageCambridge Collection: Library near Completion

Library near Completion
1/24/1934-Cambridge, England-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: A recent view of the New Cambridge University Library at Cambridge, England, which is now nearing completion

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. Posing on Football Field

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. Posing on Football Field
(Original Caption) Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. whose father has more to say than anybody else about dealings in stocks and bonds, is shown as a member of the freshman football team at Harvard

Background imageCambridge Collection: John Roosevelt with Members of Harvard Polo Team

John Roosevelt with Members of Harvard Polo Team
(Original Caption) Here is the freshman polo team of Harvard University, which includes among its members John Roosevelt, son of the President

Background imageCambridge Collection: Physician Using Electroencephotograh for Testing Brain Reactions

Physician Using Electroencephotograh for Testing Brain Reactions
(Original Caption) Cambridge, Massachusetts: Brain Machine. The "Electroencephotograph" Charts Brain Reactions

Background imageCambridge Collection: Bryn Mawr Holds 51st Commencement

Bryn Mawr Holds 51st Commencement
Left to right are Alice Slade, Bryn Mawr President Marion Edward Park, and Dr

Background imageCambridge Collection: Runners Crossing Finish Line

Runners Crossing Finish Line
(Original Caption) Near blanket finish in Olympic tryouts...Martin Glickman, of Brooklyn, second left, as he nosed out Ben Johnson of New York (No)

Background imageCambridge Collection: Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington with Richard Courant

Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington with Richard Courant
(Original Caption) The world's foremost mathematicians are comparing notes and posing problems at a two-week conference as part of the tercentenary celebration of Harvard University, Cambridge

Background imageCambridge Collection: Mathematician E. J. Cartan Posing with Colleague at Conference

Mathematician E. J. Cartan Posing with Colleague at Conference
(Original Caption) The world's foremost mathematicians are comparing notes and posing problems at a two week conference held as part of the Tercentenary celebration of Harvard University

Background imageCambridge Collection: Harvard University Dormitory of John F. Kennedy

Harvard University Dormitory of John F. Kennedy
(Original Caption) Student Years at Harvard - Entering as a member of the class of 1940

Background imageCambridge Collection: Alice Stone Blackwell Looking Through Bookshelf

Alice Stone Blackwell Looking Through Bookshelf
(Original Caption) Alice Stone Blackwell, daughter of Lucy Stone, pioneer woman suffragist, pictured at home recently, when she celebrated her 80th birthday. Miss

Background imageCambridge Collection: Alice Stone Blackwell on her Eightieth Birthday

Alice Stone Blackwell on her Eightieth Birthday
(Original Caption) Alice Stone Blackwell, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, daughter of Lucy Stone, pioneer woman suffragist, pictured at home recently, when she celebrated her 80th birthday. Miss

Background imageCambridge Collection: Alice Stone Blackwell Sitting by Flower Arrangement

Alice Stone Blackwell Sitting by Flower Arrangement
(Original Caption) A charming little old lady who looks like a picture book Aunt, yet who in her heyday did much to give suffrage to women

Background imageCambridge Collection: Walt Disney Holding Character Dolls

Walt Disney Holding Character Dolls
(Original Caption) Walter E

Background imageCambridge Collection: Portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the United States, seen here during his college days at Harvard

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph Patrick Kennedy on Harvard Campus

Joseph Patrick Kennedy on Harvard Campus
(Original Caption) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. son of the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, is a student at Harvard University

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph Patrick Kennedy Walking on Campus

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Walking on Campus
(Original Caption) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. son of the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, is a student at Harvard University

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph P. Kennedy Relaxing at College

Joseph P. Kennedy Relaxing at College
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. son of the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, as a student at Harvard University

Background imageCambridge Collection: President and Dean of Harvard with Donating Alumnus

President and Dean of Harvard with Donating Alumnus
(Original Caption) Left to right: John H.Williams, Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, Harvard University; Lucius N.Littauer, of New York City, Harvard graduate of 78 who gave $2

Background imageCambridge Collection: Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and College Officers Graduating From Harvard

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and College Officers Graduating From Harvard
Class officers are pictured at the Baccalaureate service at Harvard University. Standing together are Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. son of the American Ambassador to Great Britain; Vernon H

Background imageCambridge Collection: Felix Frankfurter

Felix Frankfurter
(Original Caption) New Nominee for United States Supreme Court

Background imageCambridge Collection: Felix Frankfurter

Felix Frankfurter
(Original Caption) Last Day at Harvard



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