Harvard Stadium, ca. 1910
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1910
- Elevated view southwest of Harvard Stadium, also known as Soldiers Field, from the bridge connecting the cities of Cambridge and Allston across the Charles River. The stadium is located in Allston and can be seen in the center-left half of the photograph. Horse-drawn wagons as well as an automobile make their way to and from the bridge. Electricity lines run along the bridge and street in Allston. ... read more A few houses in Allston are included in the photograph. Harvard Stadium opened in 1903; The Harvard Stadium was the first athletic facility constructed of reinforced concrete built in the United States. The bridge in this image was replaced by the Larz Anderson Bridge in 1913. During the colonial period, the Great Bridge was erected on this site in 1662-63 to create a land route from Boston to Cambridge through Roxbury and Brighton, known at that time as Little Cambridge. Image published in Old Boston in Early Photographs, 1850-1918: 174 Prints from the Collection of The Bostonian Society, by Philip Bergen. 8 1/6 x 9 15/16 Photographsread less
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- tufts:TBS.VW0001.000283
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