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Class of Miss Jennie Cowles
Group portrait of a class on the steps of a school. Jennie L. Cowles taught at First Intermediate School in Amherst for many years after graduating from Amherst High School in 1871; she stopped teaching in 1885. Students listed on verso of photograph…
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.
Aerial view from Amherst College tower looking northwest
Photograph taken from Johnson Chapel tower looking toward the center of town and Amity Street. The statue Sabrina in the garden is just visible at the bottom of the photograph.
Looking across Town Common toward Amherst College
View of Amherst College through the trees on the Town Common.
Interior of Appleton Cabinet at Amherst College
Scene showing rows of glass display cases in a long room with a Native American mural on the far wall.
Appleton Cabinet at Amherst College
This building was erected in 1855 and was named for the Hon. Samuel Appleton. It contained the Hitchcock Ichnological Collection, the Gilbert Museum of Indian Relics, and the Adams Zoological Collection.
Amherst College buildings on South Pleasant Street
View of the President's House, Morgan Library, and College Hall.
Portico of Johnson Chapel at Amherst College
Looking north across the portico of Johnson Chapel. There are students lounging on the steps and against trees.
Looking northeast toward Amherst College
This view demonstrates why Amherst College was known as the college on the hill. The tower of Johnson Chapel stands out along the skyline.
Old South College at Massachusetts Agricultural College
This is the second incarnation of South College. It was constructed on the footprint of the old South College which was decimated by fire in 1885.