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Just home from the fields
A young white man sits on a bench holding a small child in his arms and looking at a white woman standing in front of him. She is holding a bowl under her arm and looking at the pair in front of her. A corner of a house is near them and some pots lie…
Juniper pasture
A view of a field with boulders in the foreground, juniper plants growing around, and some trees in the background.
June roses
A white woman inspects flowers growing on a trellis with a vine-covered house behind her.
June 26, 1902 letter from George Washington Carver
One page, typed, signed letter from George Washington Carver to Clifton Johnson, on Tuskegee Institute stationery. Carver thanks Johnson for his last letter and discusses Johnson's books.
June 17, 1902 letter from George Washington Carver
A one-page, typed, signed letter from George Washington Carver to Clifton Johnson, on Tuskegee Institute stationery. Carver thanks Johnson for sending him some photographs and hopes Johnson will visit Tuskegee again.
July 4th celebration on Amherst Town Common
Crowd standing on the Town Common during the dedication of the new flagpole on July 4, 1899. Carriages pulled by horses are visible in the foreground.
Juggler on the Common
Small group of spectators watching a juggler perform on the Town Common.
Judy Lincoln in the Children's Room of the Jones Library
Judy Lincoln in the Children's Room of the Jones Library before the new 1990's addition.
Judges Block on Main Street in Amherst
View of Peter Suprenant's market store and Sing Lee Laundry in Judges Block on Main Street. Judges Block is located just east of Town Hall. This building was originally located on the site of Town Hall and called Palmer Block.
Journeying on foot
A white woman and two girls walk barefoot on a dirt road looking at the camera. One of the girls is carrying a pail. A lake and a mountain are visible in the background. Caption identifies the location as Maam.
Jones Library's first public computer
Color photograph of the Apple Iie, the first public computer in the Jones Library.
Jones Library with stagecoach in front
Jones Library in the background with the stagecoach in the foreground. The stagecoach, owned by the Amherst Historical Society, was stored at the library for many years.
Jones Library with parking lot across the street
The front of Jones Library in the background, with the parking lot across the street in the foreground
Jones Library with parking for both cars and horses
View of the east side of the library and the First National Bank with street parking for both cars and horses.
Jones Library under construction in December 1927
Jones Library under construction with a car parked in front and Mr. Dolan, the architect standing in front. The caption on the reverse reads, "Taken from the south side of Amity street looking North. Mr. Dolan (French Canadian) foreman, standing in…