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Crowds lined the banks of the Charles River before noon on July 4th to claim prime spots to view the fireworks.

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.

Fireworks launch from a barge in the Charles River during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Independence Day 2009, as viewed from the roof of Building 54. See the back page for more photos from the Boston area ...

Srinivasan Jagannathan G (left) and Ankur Sinha G are seen preparing for a cricket match on the Barry Astroturf Field in this September 2008 file photo.