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Charles River and Cambridge Boat Club, Cambridge, Mass. – Vintage Wall Art

Charles River and Cambridge Boat Club, Cambridge, Mass., [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Charles River and Cambridge Boat Club, Cambridge, Mass., [between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few places in Cambridge capture the rowing life of the early twentieth century as directly as the Charles River and its boat club. The Cambridge Boat Club sat on the river's edge, and this glass negative shows its clubhouse and waterfront as photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company recorded them in the years between 1910 and 1920. The Detroit firm was known for large-format views of American towns, rivers and landmarks, sold as color and photographic prints to travelers and schools. Rowing on the Charles was a point of civic pride in Cambridge, and the clubhouse served as a gathering place for oarsmen, students and local families.

Created / published[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesJ 1917" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072334. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsWaterfronts. Boat clubs. Clubhouses.United States--Massachusetts--Cambridge.United States--Massachusetts--Charles River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan854 × 669 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73408

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