Charles River is seen at sundown on Independence Day in this composite stitched panorama. Hundreds of thousands of people — and hundreds of watercraft — surrounded the barge with fireworks in the middle of the river.

Eric D. Schmiedl—The Tech

Charles River is seen at sundown on Independence Day in this composite stitched panorama. Hundreds of thousands of people — and hundreds of watercraft — surrounded the barge with fireworks in the middle of the river. Eric D. Schmiedl—The Tech