Photos of some notables from the Harvard University class of 1871

We were quite pleased to have acquired some very nice photographs of some of Harvard universities more famous graduates and faculty. We are even more pleased to be able to offer these vintage photographs here for you to read about and view.

james-russell-lowellJames Russell Lowell 1819-1891

Among the 60+ portrait photos we acquired, the first photo we would like to share is one of James Russell Lowell. James Russell Lowell was a very famous American poet and diplomat.

Lowell was a graduate of Harvard in 1838 and went on to become professor of languages at Harvard in 1854.Lowell continued to teach there for twenty years.