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Pen and ink drawing of a stick structure in the woods.

A black woman stands behind a wooden fence holding a crow while a black man stands on the other side of the fence looking on. The man is holding the reins of a horse which stands next to him.

A schooner rests partly in water with debris scattered on the beach near the camera. One of its masts is bent while two stand tall.

A view of an open stone gate with two men walking away from the camera.

A street in Lincoln (mislabeled as York) with stone buildings on both sides of the street. A horse hitched to a cart stands by a curb while men and women walk on the sidewalks.

Caption on back: "These two children are with their granny who is smoking her pipe. The girl looking out from the window is the belle of Shacktown. Wooden blocks have been put under the house for it to stand on. Such foundations are common in the far…

A boy sits on a pony while a second boy pets its head. A fence runs across the middle ground and a barn at the foot of a mountain is visible in the background.

View of Arthur E. Hobart's farmhouse and barns. The brochure states: "The Amherst House is supplied with milk from A. E. Hobart's farm, situated on North Pleasant Street about two miles on main road from Amherst House. Farm comprises 60 acres with 30…

Local author Aaron Becker poses with two of his books, You are Light and Journey.

Aaron Lansky and Becky Sheridan Lockwood at the 2015 Sammys Awards held at the National Yiddish Book Center.

An unmanned boat rests in the middle of a harbor with town buildings visible behind.

A group of boys spraying an apple tree in an orchard. Three boys stand on a little carriage pumping, Two others guide the hose and another is spraying the tree.

Account book kept by unknown person recording transportation of goods such as salt, molasses, and rum, up and down the Connecticut River during the years 1753 through 1756.

Section from the account book of David Warner, a local blacksmith, showing work he completed for Simeon Clark. Some of the jobs listed: fixing the rim on a dishkettle, fixing grips for a harrow, mending chain, and mill work in a saw mill. The account…

Address by Amherst native, and United States Attorney General, Harlan Fiske Stone to the League of Republican Women in Washington, D.C. The topic of the talk is the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.