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Cat-astrophe advertising card
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of F. H. Howes, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card illustrates Victorian humor.
Latest styles in hats advertising card
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of J. M. Waite & Son, a hatter and outfitter for gentlemen, whose establishment was located in Cook's Block, Phoenix Row, in the late 1880s.
Hills Company hat factory in Amherst
View of the Hills Company hat factory which became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the United States. These buildings were constructed on the east side of the New London Northern Railroad tracks after the first factory was consumed by fire in…
Trolley station at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Old station on North Pleasant Street at Massachusetts Agricultural College where passengers could wait for the trolley during inclement weather.
Advertising card for Edgar R. Bennett business in Amherst
This trade card advertises the optical business which was run by Edgar R. Bennett from sometime in the 1880s through 1903. Bennett was a watchmaker, jeweler, optician, and bicycle agent. His shop was in Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street.
Three bridges over the Connecticut River in Hadley
View of the three bridges crossing the Connecticut River from Hadley to Northampton at the turn of the century. They were the trolley bridge, the old highway bridge, and the Boston and Maine Railroad bridge which is now part of the Norwottuck Rail…
North Pleasant Street in Amherst
View looking north from the junction of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. Horses and carts are parked in front of businesses and the streets are unpaved.
Amherst House hotel and business block
View looking west on Main Street and showing a section of Merchants' Row and the second incarnation of the Amherst House. Businesses visible in the Amherst House block include Harry H. Clark, Deuel's Drug Store, and Campion & Fish.
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Amherst House hotel and business block
This large hotel once stood on the corner of South Pleasant and Amity Streets and is shown here with both horse carts and automobiles parked in front.
Grange Store delivery cart in Amherst
View of the horse and cart that was used to deliver goods for the Grange Store in the early 1900s.
Gristmill subscription, January 23, 1756
Subscription list for Peletiah Smith and seven others to share labor to build a gristmill on the Fort River in the Second Precinct of Hadley.
Agreement to build a gristmill
Agreement between Peletiah Smith and seven others to build, and to share equally the cost of, a gristmill to be situated on the Fort River in the Second Precinct of Hadley.
Studio of John L. Lovell
Office and studio where John L. Lovell operated his photography business in Amherst, Mass.
North Pleasant Street in Amherst with trolley car
View of a trolley car traveling south on North Pleasant Street.
View east down Main Street in Amherst
View looking east down Main Street toward the First Congregational Church. There is a horse and wagon rolling down the street.