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800
Height
607
Bit Depth
8
Channels
3
IPTC Array
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Title
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John L. Lovell Collection
Description
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John L. Lovell (1825-1903) was a professional photographer. He came to Amherst in 1856 and established the Amherst Picture Gallery, the first photographic studio in Western Massachusetts. In addition to studio work, Lovell was interested in scientific photography, accompanying an Amherst College astronomical team to California in 1882, as well as photographing Connecticut Valley geological features.
His photos provide the best visual documentation from the 1860s to the 1890s of the successive transitions Amherst made from an agricultural town, to an industrial one, and finally, to a town known chiefly for its educational institutions. Moreover, Lovell’s images provide the best visual available documentation of Emily Dickinson’s community. Early images of the Dickinson houses, the streets, shops, and businesses the family knew intimately – all are found within this very important collection.
John L. Lovell Collection (ca. 1860s – ca. 1890s) can be seen in its entirety at the Jones Library. It includes negatives; 59 stereopticon views of Amherst; 40 cartes de visite; and 1200 prints. The collection includes the first surviving photos of Amherst. Subjects include Amherst and the Connecticut Valley, especially architecture, businesses, construction, etc. Biographical reviews in local newspapers of the day; advertisements for his business and other materials accompany the photographs. The cartes de visite are significant because of extensive collateral material in the manuscript collection.
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Original Format
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Photograph
Physical Dimensions
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3.9 x 5.3 in.
Condition
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good
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Title
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Deuel's Drug Store in Amherst
Description
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View of the interior of Deuel's Drug Store showing the soda fountain and two employees. This image is part of an advertisement which states: "Guests of Amherst House are referred to Deuel's Drug Store, Amherst House block. Toilet articles of all kinds. Fine line of confectionery including Huyler's and Lowney's. Ice cold soda. Prescriptions carefully compounded."
Creator
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Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Source
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Amherst the village beautiful, cultured and literary/Amherst House hotel par excellence [brochure]. Springfield, Mass. : John C. Otto, printer, n.d.
Publisher
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Jones Library Special Collections
Date
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Circa 1900
Rights
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This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
Relation
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
Format
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image/jpeg
Language
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English
Identifier
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LOV0050
Subject
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Amherst (Mass.)
Type
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Photographs
1900s
Business blocks
Business Industry and Transportation
Central business district
Work life