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Harvard Campus and Charles River
A head-on, low-angle shot of Eliot House taken from across the Charles River in Allston taken before World War II. Much of Allston and Cambridge’s Riverbend Park pictured here are low-lying areas that may suffer increased flooding this century.
Harvard Square, Charles River and Allston
A bird’s-eye view of Allston taken before World War II with Harvard Stadium and the Business School visible. Much of the low-lying Allston area had yet to be developed by Harvard which were open fields or small developments.
Chariot at Charles River Speedway, Harvard Stadium in Background
In a pre-World War II photograph, a chariot races along the former Charles River Speedway in Allston with Harvard Stadium in the distance. Much of this area of Allston was a former grassy marshland before it became an extension of Harvard campus.
Harvard along the Charles River from Weeks Memorial Bridge
A March 1932 photo of Eliot House taken from Weeks Footbridge with a sandbar in the foreground. Many of the River Houses along the Charles may be susceptible to increased flooding in the next century due to climate change.
Collecting Hay along Charles River near Harvard
In a photo taken circa 1934–1956, farmers collect hay on a low-lying Allston marsh near where Cumnock Fields and the Harvard Athletic Complex stand today. Anderson Memorial Bridge and Newell Boathouse are pictured in the background.
Harvard Klansmen in 1924
Members of the Harvard branch of the Ku Klux Klan pose for a graduation photo on Class Day 1924 at the foot of the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard.
Harvard Klansmen in 1924
Harvard Klansmen pose for a second shot at commencement in 1924. One Klan member, sitting in the lap of the John Harvard Statue, with his body facing the statue turns his head towards the camera.