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View up the middle of Main Street in Amherst
View looking west up Main Street with the Amherst House in the background. At right is the American House Block (with pillars) and Hutchinson's harness store. At left is Palmer Block, now the site of the Town Hall. There are horses and wagons in the…
View south toward Amherst College
Aerial view from an upper floor in Phoenix Row showing Boltwood Avenue and Grace Episcopal Church on the left and a portion of the Town Common on the right and extending up to College Hill at Amherst College.
View from Amherst College Tower looking south
View south along South Pleasant Street toward the Holyoke Range showing houses and fields on both sides of the street.
View east on Main Street in Amherst
View east down Main Street with First Congregational Church in foreground on the right.
View east on Main Street in Amherst
View east down Main Street with First Congregational Church in foreground on the right.
View east on Main Street in Amherst
View of the south side of upper Main Street showing the First Congregational Church, the Montague house, and the Frank P. Wood's Dining Rooms.
Snow in Amherst center after the Blizzard of 1888
View looking west toward the Amherst House from the middle of Main Street in front of Phoenix Row after the Blizzard of 1888. There are two men shoveling and snow is piled high.
Snow in Amherst center after the Blizzard of 1888
View looking west toward the Amherst House from the sidewalk in front of Phoenix Row after the Blizzard of 1888. There are people on the sidewalk and snow is piled high. The Amherst House and Merchants' Row are in the background.
Snow in Amherst center after the Blizzard of 1888
View east from the pillars of the American House block after the Blizzard of 1888. Snow is piled high. Signs for the businesses of Kenfield, Jeweler, and J. L. Lovell are visible and there is a man standing in front of the harness shop.
Ruins of the Palmer Block in Amherst
View of the ruins of the Palmer Block after the fire that started during the Blizzard of 1888. The Union Block and Cooper house next door were also consumed, though the chimneys of the Cooper house remained standing. Stated in the Amherst Record of…
Psi Upsilon house in Amherst
View of the first Amherst College President's House on South Pleasant Street after it was bought and renovated by Psi Upsilon fraternity in 1879.
Professor Mather's recital room at Amherst College
View of a classroom with benches as seating for students and a podium in front. The walls are filled with pictures and a large map. Richard Henry Mather was a professor of Greek language and literature at Amherst College from 1859 to 1890.
President's House, Morgan Library, and College Hall at Amherst College
View of Morgan Library, the Amherst College President's House and College Hall on the west side of South Pleasant Street after the addition to the Library in 1882.
President's House, Morgan Library, and College Hall at Amherst College
View of Morgan Library, the Amherst College President's House and College Hall on the west side of South Pleasant Street after the addition to the Library in 1882.
Portrait of Walter Mason Dickinson
Hand-colored portrait of Walter Mason Dickinson in uniform. He was the only Amherst man to die in the Spanish-American War in Cuba. According to a Springfield newspaper article, his remains were brought back to the United States by Ellery F.…