A view of Cambridge, taken from a height of 15,000 feet by the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration as part of its aerial survey of Massachusetts, the first project of this type ever undertaken

A view of Cambridge, taken from a height of 15,000 feet by the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration as part of its aerial survey of Massachusetts, the first project of this type ever undertaken

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Title:
A view of Cambridge, taken from a height of 15,000 feet by the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration as part of its aerial survey of Massachusetts, the first project of this type ever undertaken
Photographer:
Harvard University. Institute of Geographical Exploration
Name on Item:
Photo taken by the Harvard Institute of Geographical Exploration
Date:
May 12, 1933
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Aerial photographs
Location:
Cambridge Historical Commission
Collection (local):
Cambridge Photo Morgue Collection
Series:
Aerial Views
Subjects:
Universities & colleges
Cities & towns
Rivers
Harvard University
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Cambridge
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 26 x 21 cm (8 x 10 format)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wd377892k
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title from item.
Additional text on item: In the center of this picture may be seen the Metropolitan Driving Club speedway and the Harvard Stadium, with the Larz Anderson Bridge leading to Harvard Square. Easily identified is the square roof of the Widener Library and the "U" shaped roof of the University Museum.
Preferred Citation:
Courtesy of the Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge Photo Morgue Collection.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
AV_P016_01