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The west side of North Pleasant Street, just north of Amity Street. Buildings (left to right) are: Variety Market; W. A. Wiley, Livery and Saddle Horses; the old Amherst Fire House; Kiely Brothers Ford sales and service; a private residence; and the…

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Early view of Phoenix Row business blocks. Written on verso: "Before 1873-no gaslights; shows Charles Deuel store, Deuel's store in Amherst House Block by 1886 according to town directory."

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View of upper Phoenix Row on Main Street in Amherst with awnings on some of the store fronts. Written on verso: "I work right where I made the two marks; gas lamps put in 1873, out by 1894."

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View of Phoenix Row with Cook's Block in the foreground. Horses and carriages are parked in front of Henry Adams Drugs and Medicines. There is an Aetna sign visible outside the building on the second floor.

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View shows west side of Phoenix Row with trees growing along the street.

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Business sign in front of Watroba's Market in North Amherst.

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The horse team of W. D. Cowls rests in front of Frank P. Wood's Hotel and Livery (corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets) after the Blizzard of 1888, accompanied by a large group of men and boys. A number of such teams were formed to clear the…

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View up Main Street when it was a dirt road. The Amherst House hotel is visible in the background.

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View looking west down Amity Street from the center of town. On the left is a corner of the Amherst House, Paige's Livery, and the Amity Street School. First building on the right is Gunn's Hotel. There are horses and carriages in the street.

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View looking west down Amity Street from the center of town. On the left is a corner of the Amherst House, Paige's Livery, and the Amity Street School. First building on the right is Gunn's Hotel. There is a flyer on the first tree on the right.

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View west on Main Street from the end of the American House Block. Businesses seen in Phoenix Row at the time include Amherst Record, Sing Lee Chinese Laundry, G.M. Chamberlain Livery & Feeding Stable, M.N. Spear, and a harness and trunk shop.

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View looking west up Main Street with the Amherst House in the background. At right is the American House Block (with pillars) and Hutchinson's harness store. At left is Palmer Block, now the site of the Town Hall. There are horses and wagons in the…

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View showing businesses and houses on both sides of the street. a horse-drawn wagon is parked on the street and the business of Lee and Phillips is visible on the right. Written on the bottom of the photograph, "view of residence of Lewis J. Spear…

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View showing Main Street (with a trolley car in the foreground), Town Hall, and the Town Common from the balcony of the Amherst House.

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View looking east down Main Street with Phoenix Row on the left and horses and wagons parked along the road. This photograph was taken before 1868 when Palmer Block was built.
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