The People of Amherst

Dwight E. Newport and (probably) Ralph Elwin Newport. From the Newport Family Photograph Collection.

A nursery school group visits the Jones Library in 1936. Photograph by Lincoln Barnes.

The May Festival on the Town Common. Photograph by Lincoln Barnes.

A swimming hole in North Amherst, July 25, 1961. Although unidentified by the photographer, the popular thought is that this is along the Mill River. Photograph by Robert Coffin.

Memorial Day, 1968. From the Amherst Record Photograph Collection.

Members of the Amherst Lions Club show the results of a toy drive. From the Amherst Record Photograph Collection.

Amherst Arts & Crafts Fair on the Common, circa 1973. From the Amherst Record Photograph Collection.

Morris dancers perform in Amherst Center. From the Amherst Record Photograph Collection.

Fourth of July parade in South Amherst. From the Amherst Record Photograph Collection, photograph taken by Stan Sherer.

Street vendors on North Pleasant Street, April 1976. Photograph by Donald LaCroix.

Memorial Day 1976 at the War Memorial Recreation Area. Photograph by Donald LaCroix.

Farmers Market on the Common, 1976. Photograph by Donald Lacroix.