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Source Description
The Boston Marathon route runs 26 miles from Hopkinton to the Boston finish line; the meandering Charles River winds 80 miles between those same points, flowing through 23 communities before emptying into Boston Harbor. This bird’s-eye view, produced in the early 20th century, looks southwest from an imaginary vantage point above the industrial city of Waltham. The river snakes through the western suburbs, passing such landmarks as the Waltham Watch Factory, the industrial complex at Newton Lower Falls, and the now-defunct Norumbega Park. Rail lines crisscross the landscape, evidence of the growth of these river-adjacent towns.
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Document identity
localId
wd376338k
label
Charles River
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd376338k
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Charles River
description
The Boston Marathon route runs 26 miles from Hopkinton to the Boston finish line; the meandering Charles River winds 80 miles between those same points, flowing through 23 communities before emptying into Boston Harbor. This bird’s-eye view, produced in the early 20th century, looks southwest from an imaginary vantage point above the industrial city of Waltham. The river snakes through the western suburbs, passing such landmarks as the Waltham Watch Factory, the industrial complex at Newton Lower Falls, and the now-defunct Norumbega Park. Rail lines crisscross the landscape, evidence of the growth of these river-adjacent towns.
date
["[1900?]"]
year
1900
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_002353
creators
Walker Lith. & Pub. Co
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Railroads--Massachusetts
Charles River (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Charles
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston, Mass
publisher
Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
42.3667
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 view : col. ; 49 x 68 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
Depicts the route of the Charles River and railroads throughout the western suburbs of Boston.
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no
dcId
wd376338k
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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cfe8a40f76d0d51b