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Beautiful drawing of Boston Public Garden from 1920. Shows statues and design that still exists today.
Turks cheering at the end of the 1923 War of Independence
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.
This is a 1952 aerial shot of Charles River Esplanade, which shows the esplanade with a permanent, and larger shell: the Hatch Memorial Shell built in 1941, and the same oval we see in the 1938 aerial shot. Storrow Drive has been extended farther…
Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks
Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the ratio of the sizes of the streets vs. blocks
Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the eastern harbour with oversized ports and drawings of boats
Zoomed in crop focusing on Gloria Church, which is emphasised in this 1958 Bombay Guide Map
Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on the race track and golf course
Zoomed in crop from 1958 Bombay Guide Map focusing on Haji Ali Mosque and Tomb which is not emphasised on this map