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Photograph taken from in front of the Whipple House on North Pleasant Street. The Jones Library operations moved into this house two days after the disastrous fire that destroyed the Amherst House in December of 1926. The elliptical window (barely…

The west side of North Pleasant Street, just north of Amity Street. Buildings (left to right) are: Variety Market; W. A. Wiley, Livery and Saddle Horses; the old Amherst Fire House; Kiely Brothers Ford sales and service; a private residence; and the…

Image of trolley barn exterior, showing full side of building, single leafless tree in front of building, power lines on left. Noted: View of Trolley Barn side.

View of the small flower shop run by William Roberts and Cora Farmer located just north of Cowles Lane. This house was incorporated into the business block that exists now and became Knowles Flower Shop.

Old St. Bridget's Church (renamed St. Brigid's) on North Pleasant Street viewed during the process of remodeling. From 1925 to 1927 (after the new church building was constructed) it was called St. Brigid's Hall. It was then sold and remodeled into…

Image of presidentn A.L. Hardy, seated at desk, placed at center of multiple book shelves. Noted as: North End Pres. A.L. Hardy at desk, town hall 1921, Library at Town Hall 1921.

Photograph of the owners and employees of Paige's Garage standing before the gas pumps. This was a Socony station. Socony was a shortened name for Standard Oil Company of New York. The horse Pegasus, the oil company logo, is visible on the pumps and…

This is the old fire station with the police lockup, a two-story brick building, in the rear. There are 1920's era automobiles parked in the street in front.

This is the old fire station which stood on North Pleasant Street during its deconstruction. It was built in 1860 and razed in 1930. The gambrel roof of the new Jones Library building is visible in the background.

Image of Amherst Record building and construction vehicles, which are digging and preparing the lot beside the building, two workers in the bottom right of the photograph.

A group of nursery school children stand in front of their bus with their teacher and the bus driver. The bus is parked on Amity Street across the street from The Jones Library, which can be seen in the background.

Memorial Day Parade 1928, close up view of parade children, many holding small flags, camera focus on E.D. Marsh building behind participants.

Memorial Day Parade 1928, children and a few adults lined up at a standstill for parade, two adults leading in front with full size flag, automobile at rear of the parade line.

Children walk in a ring holding hands during the May Festival on the Town Common. The Lord Jeffery Inn is visible in the background.

Image of children, families, and individuals sitting beside Jones Library for tercentennial celebration, a large portion seated under a tree, with a party table to the left of them with others standing and socializing.