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Aerial view of the center of Amherst, Massachusetts including Amity, Main, North Pleasant, and South Pleasant Streets. The Jones Library, Town Hall, West Cemetery, and Town Common are all visible.

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.

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

A view of Amherst Common, with the trees not yet in full bloom. A few cars can be seen along South Pleasant Street and a trolley car can just be seen in the background on Main Street.

Color image of a large group of children swimming at a local swimming hole in North Amherst (possibly Mill River). A couple of rope swings hung from trees are in use.

A Morris dancer performs in front of spectators while another group member plays the accordion. The Jones Library can be seen in the background.

An organization chart showing the relationships between voters and town officials in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1939.

A photograph taken in an auditorium during Town Meeting. A man stands at a podium on the stage, while another man stands at a podium on the floor, speaking to the seated assembly. Several people are sitting at a table left of center.

A view up North Pleasant Street to North Amherst center. Notation on verso: "North Amherst - Middle 1800's. The Old Tavern, Post Office, Bates Inn & Congregational Church."

A warrant from the Selectmen directing Mr. David Blodget, Constable, to inform all qualified voters in the town of Amherst of an upcoming Town Meeting and the Articles to be discussed therein, including 'raising men for the Continental Service'.

View from the intersection of (current) North Pleasant, Pine, and Meadow Streets in North Amherst, looking west down Meadow Street. A large brick house is visible on the left, with several other houses lining the right side of Meadow Street. The road…

A group of people (probably the Town Representatives) are sitting in an auditorium, with one gentleman standing up in the center of the photograph speaking toward a person or persons out of frame right.

A photograph taken in an auditorium during Town Meeting. A man stands at a podium on the stage, while another person stands at a podium on the floor, speaking to the seated assembly. Several people are sitting at tables flanking the speaker, and two…

Photograph of four men each holding a toy and standing before a pile of toys.

Military veterans stand at attention, one man holds an American flag and another man holds what is likely an American Legion flag. Spectators are seen in the background.