While many people head to the beach for summer, those of us still in the city can have some fun! Here are some digitized photos of people spending their summer in Boston in years past. These photos are available through the Digital Commonwealth, which is made possible through digitization services from the Boston Public Library. Click on any of the photos to view them in a larger gallery.
![A man taking a photograph of a woman on the walkway above the water in the Boston Public Garden. ca. 1935–1955]](https://d4804za1f1gw.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2018/08/0200_00262-150x150.jpg)
Public Gardens 1 – SummerUnder copyright. All rights reserved. From the Griffin Museum of Photography, Arthur Griffin Photography collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/k930cn45p
![A man taking a photograph of a woman on the walkway above the water in the Boston Public Garden. ca. 1935–1955]](https://d4804za1f1gw.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2018/08/0200_00262.jpg)
Exuberant dancing at summer festival, Boston Common, in 1970Copyright (c) Spencer Grant. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z890rt48c
Boys dive into Dorchester Bay by “Sister Corita” BostonGas tanks, Dorchester, 1973Copyright (c) Spencer Grant. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qb98ms24w
Summer cooling off at fire hydrant, Dorchester, 1973Copyright (c) Spencer Grant. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qb98mn82z
Audience at outdoor summer rock concert, Boston Common, 1971Copyright (c) Spencer Grant. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/jq085m04s
Fenway summer concert (note MFA), Boston in 1971Copyright (c) Spencer Grant All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/jq085k128
Fountain on Boston Common [ca. 1934–1956]Copyright (c) Leslie Jones. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Leslie Jones Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8c97mz92j
Boys in Frog Pond, Boston Common [ca. 1934–1956]Copyright (c) Leslie Jones. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Print Department. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8c97mz80r
Boston Public Library, Copley Square. Courtyard. Summer readingFrom the Boston Public Library Print Department. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/c821gv634
Backyard playground of Mr. Rudolph St. Louis of CharlestownPhoto by James Gordon, taken November 1946. From the Boston Public Library Charlestown Lantern Slides.
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/8k71p8878
Swimming [ca. 1935–1955]Photo by Arthur Griffin. Under Copyright. All rights reserved. From the Griffin Museum of Photography, Arthur Griffin Photography Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/k930d850f
Outdoor summer drinks at Quincy Market, Boston, 1979Copyright (c) Spencer Grant. All rights reserved. From the Boston Public Library Spencer Grant Collection. https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0g354r26b
