Tag: Harvard History

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  The Harvard TR Knew

  As part of my  Six Buildings That Shaped Harvard History tour for the HAA coming up on the 15th and again on the 26th, I’ve been doing quite a bit…

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  The Ad World

  It’s been said you can tell an age by its advertising, and to the extent we possess the records, the adage seems to be true: ancient graffiti on the walls…

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  Extra, Extra! John the Orangeman, Revealed!

  Without fail, whenever I give a tour of the FDR Suite, someone asks me who’s that bearded man with dancing eyes, merrily peering out from the frame on the mantle…

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  FDR Suite Video Tour

  I put together this short tour from several hours of footage we shot this week while testing the cameras and lighting for the New Fireside Chats. There’s many a photographic…

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  Brimfield Bounty

  So I’ve just returned from three delightful afternoons wandering the Brimfield Antiques Fair. For those of you not familiar with this thrice-annual event, Brimfield is the nation’s largest antiques fair,…

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  The Widow

  “Having a good time was of major importance in those days at Harvard. Customary procedure was to study for ten days with a tutor before an examination and never open…