Click on our collections to view unusual and unique images of historic Boston, including sports history, architecture, Julia Child, maps and more.
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JULIA CHILD (37)
- Photographs of Julia Child taken by Paul Child from the mid-1940's to the mid-1970's. From Collections of the Schlesinger Library
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BASEBALL HISTORY (198)
- We have a huge baseball collection, divided into convenient subtopics for ease of navigating (Red Sox Heroes, Scenes from Fenway Park, Red Sox Early Years, Babe Ruth, Yankees at Fenway, Other Professional, College Teams)
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GOLF (22)
- Photos of Golf Greats, including Francis Ouimet
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BASKETBALL (7)
- Including the Boston Celtics
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WOMEN in HISTORY: 19TH/20TH CENTURIES (37)
- Amelia Earhart, Queen Victoria and Helen Keller are just a few of the famous women we will be featuring in this gallery. also, themes such as the Suffrage Movement
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BOSTON BRUINS HOCKEY (14)
- Historic Hockey Photographs, Mostly the Boston Bruins
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FOOTBALL (12)
- Boston-Area College and Professional football scenes, many of which take place at Fenway Park!
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BOXING and AUTO RACING (5)
- Images of Boston boxers and auto racing at local Boston area venues
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COLLEGES and UNIVERSITIES (53)
- Historic Photographs of the People and Campuses of Local Colleges and Universities such as Harvard, Boston College, Holy Cross, Wellesley College and MIT.
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SCIENCE, NATURE, AVIATION AND TECHNOLOGY (16)
- An assortment of historic prints and photos relating to science and technology, including Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Buckminster Fuller, as well as photographs of early aviation.
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BOSTON SPORTS (53)
- Images from The Sports Museum
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GREETING CARDS, NOTECARDS (18)
- Notecards and Greeting Cards from collection of the Boston Public Library. Themes include vintage postcards of Boston, Boston Baseball, 1913 US Open Golf, Prang, Holiday Cards.
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HISTORY and MAPS (67)
- General historical images and maps; primarily Boston, other locations as well (including historic world maps).
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VINTAGE POSTERS, RED SOX YEARBOOKS, AND BOOKS ABOUT SPORTS (15)
- Vintage Posters, including signed limited editions; Official Red Sox Yearbooks; and books about sports and other topics!
