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Account book of David Warner
Section from the account book of David Warner, a local blacksmith, showing work he completed for Simeon Clark. Some of the jobs listed: fixing the rim on a dishkettle, fixing grips for a harrow, mending chain, and mill work in a saw mill. The account…
Chi Psi lodge in Amherst
View of the Amherst College Chi Psi lodge on Northampton Road, built by the fraternity in 1885.
East Street in Amherst, Mass.
View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, houses along the street, and a partial view of the common.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
Map of North Amherst, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing North Amherst, including the Cushman area. Includes residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.
Map of common at South Amherst, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing the common at South Amherst with property ownership marked.
East Street in Amherst, Mass.
View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, and the elaborate fountain on the common.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
Hay wagon on South Amherst common
View ofa hay wagon stopped at the South Amherst Town Common. In her Reminiscences of South Amherst Clara Dwight describes this image as "Hay wagon at watering trough, preparatory to driving on to the Fairbanks scales to be weighed."
Map of Amherst center, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing Amherst town center area, including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.
Map of South Amherst, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing South Amherst area, including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.
Map of East Village in Amherst, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing Amherst's East Village including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.
Mill Pond at Cushman, North Amherst, Mass.
View of a young boy fishing at Mill Pond in Cushman. The pond was at the corner of State Street and East Leverett Road and was the water source for the mills downstream, including the Roberts mill.
Bird's-eye view of Amherst
Panoramic lithograph of Amherst. Perspective map not drawn to scale.
Jeffery Amherst letter to Lt. Col. Bradstreet, March 5, 1759
Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Lt. Col. John Bradstreet regarding construction of boats, hire and pay of laborers, and finance for military campaign, March 5, 1759. Several months later Amherst successfully captured Fort Ticonderoga on the Hudson…
Map of New England and New York, 1676
This beautifully engraved and colored map represents an English version of the Jansson-Visscher series of maps of northeastern North America. Since it was published shortly after the expulsion of the Dutch from New York, the map displays geographical…
Topographical map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Map of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state, the details from actual surveys under the direction of Henry F. Walling