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Amherst photographer John Lyman Lovell
Portrait of John L. Lovell taken at his Amherst Picture Gallery.
John L. Lovell's "Amherst Photographer"
Eight-page newspaper published once by J. L. Lovell, Amherst resident and photographer. The newspaper includes miscellaneous advertisements alongside stories and articles about the new photographic technologies being practiced in Amherst.
Honored dead
Clipping from the Hampshire and Franklin Express describing the Civil War deaths of men from Amherst including a mention of Frazar Stearns, the son of the President of Amherst College.
Poem for Frazar Stearns
Poem written in honor of Frazar Stearns after his death at the battle of Newbern. The poem was published on the first page of the Hampshire and Franklin Express, the local newspaper.
Portrait of Frazar Stearns in military uniform
Portrait of Frazar Stearns shortly before he was killed in the battle of Newbern. The photograph was for his parents (Amherst College President William A. Stearns and Rebecca Alden Frazar Stearns) as the signature underneath reads, "Your affec. son,…
Amherst tax records, 1860
Tax record book showing property owned and its value.
Amherst tax records, 1865
Tax record book showing property owned and its value.
Necessities of the war and the conditions of success in it, a sermon
"A sermon preached in the Village Church, before the College and the united Congregations of the town of Amherst, Mass., on the National Fast Day, Thursday, September 26, 1861."
Sermon preached by Rev. William A. Stearns, president of Amherst…
Sermon preached by Rev. William A. Stearns, president of Amherst…
The Christian Soldier, a sermon by Charles Wadsworth
This sermon was preached at the beginning of the Civil War by Charles Wadsworth, a minister proclaimed by Emily Dickinson to be "My Shepherd from 'Little Girl'hood'." Dickinson had heard him preach at the Arch Street Presbyterian Church in…
Pencil sketch of Lincoln Avenue and Northampton Road in Amherst
Pencil sketch of Lincoln Avenue and Northampton Road in 1860 drawn by Samuel K. Orr. View looking west.
Photography equipment used in Lovell studio in Amherst
Camera and equipment used in the photography business of John L. Lovell.
Phoenix Row in 1867
East end of Phoenix Row on Main Street in Amherst showing the building which housed the studio of John L. Lovell on the right. There is a horse and wagon in the street and a clock outside one of the shops.
Paper mill in North Amherst
Paper mill on the Mill River in North Amherst.
Construction of First Congregational Church in Amherst
Construction of the First Congregational Church on Main Street in the winter of 1867. This building was the fourth meetinghouse constructed by the congregation. Edward Dickinson (Emily's father) gave a speech at its dedication.
Old Amherst High School building
This Amherst High School building was located on Spring Street in Amherst from 1867 to 1916.