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Cambridge, Massachusetts

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Anne Whitney's sculpture of Charles Sumner

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Fogg Art Museum

Longfellow's house, Cambridge, Mass.

Bowditch, Nathaniel

Detail of Boston (c. 1900), from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.

Map of Massachusetts showing state and county boundaries, labeled counties, and major cities including Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, and Plymouth. The map highlights county seats and state capital, includes an inset for the Boston metropolitan area, and a locator map showing Massachusetts' position in the United States. Neighboring states and bodies of water are also labeled.

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Illustration. Montage of Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Constitution of the United States and headshots of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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