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Valleys of erosion on Mount Holyoke
Looking south from the columns of Mount Pleasant Institute across open landscape toward Amherst center. Amherst College, Amherst Academy, and the Village Church are visible and the Holyoke Range rises in the background.
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Amherst loses old houses
Article from the Springfield Republican describing the houses that once stood around the Town Common and at other areas near the center of Amherst.
Noah Webster in Amherst, 1812 to 1822
Lengthy article describing Noah Webster's life in Amherst including a description of his property and house, what he grew in his garden, the process he used to write his famous dictionary, what Amherst and the Town Common looked like at the time, and…
To demolish "Doctors' House" at Amherst
Article about the history of the dwelling that was locally known as the "Doctors' House" on Amity Street in reference to the succession of doctors who had lived and practiced there over the years. A number of doctors are described, particularly Dr.…
Geological map of Massachusetts, 1841
Colored map included in the geological survey completed by Edward Hitchcock showing the mineral deposits in the state of Massachusetts.
College Candy Kitchen in Carpenter's Hall
This is the area behind the commercial blocks on the north side of upper Main Street in Amherst where Bueno Y Sano is now located. The College Candy Kitchen was located in the Nash Block before the fire in February of 1928 destroyed the building. The…
Amherst in spring time : crocus and bee
Bee visiting clump of blooming crocus in the yard at 48 Gray Street.
A man stands outside Lodestone, Charles Eastman's residence in Amherst, Massachusetts
A man in a white linen summer suit stands outside Lodestone on Belchertown Road in Amherst. The Eastman family lived at this location from 1911 to 1919. Eastman authored most of his published books during the family's time in Amherst.
E. F. Strickland's tedious trip
Article from a Springfield newspaper about the journey to retrieve the body of Walter Mason Dickinson after his death in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Amherst Record Home Almanac
Almanac "containing matters of local interest, local business announcements...also some pages of miscellaneous reading." Includes a chronology of notable events (both local and national) for 1876, Amherst marriages and deaths for the year, statistics…
Amherst House Block in the 1920's
The Amherst House Block stood at the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets. The Amherst House Hotel was in operation on the upper levels and a number of businesses were located on the street level. Note the Jones Library signs on the second…
Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Trade card distributed by H. B. Edwards & Co., an Amherstclothing store that operated in Merchants' Row from the 1880's to about 1915. The store specialized in ladies' fine underwear. The advertisement is for Warner Brothers Coraline Corsets,…
We won't go home until morning! advertising card
Advertising card for the business of F. H. Howe, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in Amherst in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card shows a drunk monkey and illustrates Victorian humor.
Advertising card for Diamond Dyes
Trade card distributed by the Amherst pharmacy W. H. H. Morgan around the turn of the century. The illustration is an image of a group of young women being instructed in home economics. On the back is printed the price, the list of colors, and other…
Amherst tax records, 1760
Tax record book showing property owned and its value.