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Interior of The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
One of the rooms in the Mead Art Museum, with a fireplace and long table.
Chinese ambassador in his Amherst home finds every hour filled
Newspaper article glued to a scrapbook page. The article describes the history of the relationship of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng to the town and the people of Amherst. Cheng came to the United States about 1875 (at the age of 12) as part of the Chinese…
Letter from Amherst College student to his sister
Chatty letter describing the setting in the dorm room, the "Millerites" (Adventists) in Amherst, textbooks being used, etc.
Pelham Hills from Stearns Chapel at Amherst College
Long view across open land east to the Pelham Hills from the hill on which Stearns Chapel stood.
Amherst College Dining Commons
Purchased by Amherst College in 1892, the Boltwood House was remodeled as a student dining hall and renamed Hitchcock Hall. It was razed in 1916 for the construction of Converse Memorial Library, now Converse Hall.
Amherst College meadow
Meadow being prepared for planting using oxen-drawn cultivator.
Memorial Hill
Looking up Memorial Hill from the sidewalk on the left with Seeleye G. Mudd building and Merrill Science Center visible on rim of slope at right.
Park and college in Amherst, Massachusetts
Looking south across the fenced Town Common toward Amherst College.
Park and college in Amherst, Massachusetts
Looking south across the fenced Town Common toward Amherst College. Written on verso: "Common enclosed with fence 1860 -- see Hampshire Franklin Express 6/15/1860 p.2."
Aerial view of Amherst College campus
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing East College and Barrett Gymnasium.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking west
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing the observatory and a view of South Pleasant Street and Northampton Road area. The Morse house is on the left.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking west
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking southwest
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking south
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower showing houses and barns along South Pleasant Street and beyond.
Looking across Town Common toward Amherst College
View across the expanse of Town Common with Amherst College buildings in the background.