This site is a curated, interactive experience featuring before-and-after photos of several locations in Boston. Take a step back into time and explore a map of Boston in 1849. Click the red dots to jump forward a century...or two! The 'before' photos from the 20th century were sourced from the Freedom House Photograph Collection.The 'after' photos from the 21st century were taken by myself, Suma Hussien. Thank you to Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department for all your assistance in the archival process.
'Freedom House Photographs.' Freedom House. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. 2007. Web. 2 December 2017.
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