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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

ALBUM FROM 1898-1932 ERA

THIS PHOTO 1899

 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS



NOT SURE IF CORRECT?

THIS IS WHAT AI FOUND:


This sweeping historical photograph captures the elevated view looking north from the Goepper family property at 465 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1899.
The Image Details
  • The High School Campus: The grand brick and stone building standing prominently in the center background is the newly constructed Cambridge High and Latin School complex.
  • The Public Library Ground: The expansive, open grassy lawn spreading across the middle ground represents the pristine park parkways flanking Broadway and Trowbridge Street, providing a vast civic green space right in the heart of the city's academic district.
  • The Foreground Edge: Visible in the lower-left corner is the architectural roofline and arched stone window casing of a neighboring brick structure, providing a distinct perspective from the upper windows of the Goepper home.
The Civic Pride of 1899 Cambridge
By 1899, this specific section of Broadway had transformed into the pride of Cambridge's public educational and civic infrastructure. The city had heavily invested in constructing state-of-the-art public schools and library grounds to handle its rapidly growing population at the close of the nineteenth century. This image beautifully showcases the raw, newly laid-out urban campus landscape, before decades of tree growth and modern expansions filled out the modern campus seen today.


THE PHOTO IS CLEAR

HAZY-FUZZY NEAR SIDE EDGES

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY


" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH HIGH & LATIN SCHOOL CAMPUS IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS OLD PHOTO "



THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, HAZY-FUZZY NEAR SIDE EDGES, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


ORIGINAL CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE:

" 1899 - VIEW FROM EAST WINDOW OF MY ROOM AT 465 BROADWAY "

I PUT INFO ON BACK


OLD 

PHOTO


THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 350 PHOTOS STARTING ON 8/29/26

THE PHOTO ALBUM AT ONE TIME WAS GLUED INTO A ALBUM, THAT ALBUM WAS BROKEN DOWN AND PHOTOS WERE PUT INTO ANOTHER ALBUM WITH HANGERS, THE PHOTOS HAVE PAPER & GLUE ON BACKS IN THE CORNER AREAS, WHICH PUT MILD GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON THE FRONT SIDE, THE PHOTOS HAVE DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM BEING IN THE OTHER ALBUM FOR YEARS WITH PAPER HANGERS, MOST PHOTOS HAD CAPTIONS ON BACKS OR HAD CAPTIONS ON THE ALBUM PAGE AND I PUT THE CAPTION ON BACK OF SOME PHOTOS.


THE ALBUM HAD MANY CAPTIONS, MOST PROMINENT NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, OTHER AREAS INCLUDE NEW JERSEY, FLORIDA, BERMUDA, SOME OF THE CONTENT WERE MAJOR STORMS, OLD SHIPS, BOSTON NAVY TARD, BLIMP PHOTOS, AIRPORT PHOTOS, LOSTS OF HISTORICAL CONTENT, FASHION OF ERA, ETC.



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - BLIMP - 509 ) 311

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 2 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( NO ) 

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-LITE )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( YES - MILD )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 5-6 )

MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR, FEW MARKS, GLUE & PAPER IN SPOTS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS, HAIL DENTS & CREASES, ALL TIPS SHOW WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, MILD GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON FRONT FROM GLUE ON BACK, PAPER AND GLUE ON BACK IN SPOTS, MILD DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM HANGERS, MILD CREASE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER.

THE PHOTOS WERE GLUED IN AN ALBUM AT ONE TIME, THE PHOTOS WERE SCRAPED OFF PAGES, THEN ALL PHOTOS WERE PUT INTO ANOTHER ALBUM WITH CORNER HANGERS, THE PHOTOS HAVE GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON FRONT FROM GLUE ON BACK, THE PHOTOS ALSO HAVE DEPRESSED MARKS ON TIPS FROM CORNER HANGERS.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 4-7/8 BY 3-7/8 INCHES



 

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