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Copley Station entrance by the Boston Public Library

This is a 1938 aerial shot of Charles River Esplanade, which shows the esplanade with a temporary bandshell and oval. We can see that Storrow Drive did not extend very far in 1938, and is only reconstructed as a major freeway later on.

The states that contributed goods to the construction of the U.S.S. Constitution

Yachts and Ships at the Harbor at Charlestown

This photo of the Hatch Memorial Shell was taken from the footpath of the Charles River Esplanade leading up to it. It's concrete shell stands out in contrast to the trees immediately around it and the modern buildings in the background.

A photo of the Hatch Memorial Shell and the grass oval in front of it, taken on a sunny fall day in 2016. The American and Massachusetts flags are visible while Storrow Drive that runs alongside this public park can barely be seen.

A plan for the Boston Public Garden

A printed map of Boston Common and the Public Garden at the beginning of the 20th century

A printed map of Boston Common and the Public Garden at the beginning of the 20th century

In 1991, Barbara Bush gifted a replica of the Boston statues to Raisa Gorbachev as part of the START Treaty between the United States and the USSR.