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John L. Lovell House
House on North Prospect Street that was the residence of Amherst photographer John L. Lovell. It is Gothic Cottage style, rare in Amherst. According to the October 7, 1869 edition of the Hampshire Franklin Express, construction was supposed to begin…
Studio of John L. Lovell
Office and studio where John L. Lovell operated his photography business in Amherst, Mass.…
President's House with flag
President's House at the Massachusetts Agricultural College with American flag flying in the breeze. Written on verso: Clark Estate, Mt. Pleasant. Note: photograph date between 1870 and…
North College
Originally called Middle College until North College burned in 1857. Built by Hiram Johnson, an Amherst brick mason..…
College Hall at Mass. Aggie
Built in 1869, this structure housed the chemistry lab, a chapel, and a military hall and armory. It burned in September of…
Old South College
South College, used as a dormitory in the early years of Massachusetts Agricultural College. Built in 1867, it was gutted by fire in the winter of 1885 and rebuilt, using some of the walls of the original building which had not…
Agricultural College campus
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill.
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Durfee Plant House and campus
General view of Agricultural College grounds with cultivated field containing young plants in foreground. …
Night blooming cereus
Epiphyllum Hookeri (night-blooming cactus) photographed with magnesium light.
"There were parties to watch the rare night-blooming cereus unfold. It was not so uncommon in Amherst as in other places because of the Agricultural College. I recall…