1 15 1 https://digitalamherst.org/files/original/b7087843823e919d5778e489e909b9c4.jpg 8289b77295c37714b58255e69eb25958 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edgar Scott Postcard Collection Description An account of the resource Edgar Scott (1857-1940) was a photographer and printer in the Amherst and Northampton areas. He was born on Martha’s Vineyard and, as an Amherst resident, worked in a local hat factory. He took up photography in retirement and was an originator of the picture postcard. He specialized in photographic views of architecture and social events around the Amherst area around the turn of the century. The bulk of the images are from about 1897 to approximately 1924. Many of his postcards have color applied to them. Beyond the images digitized here, the collection at the Scott Collection at the Jones library includes 157 5 x 7 in. glass plate negatives; 44 5x7 in. nitrate negatives; over 200 prints; c.350 picture postcards (no negatives for postcards). Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Postcard; Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3 x 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource North Amherst Library Subject The topic of the resource Libraries Amherst (Mass.) Description An account of the resource Turn of the century view of the library. The building is a small, clapboard Queen Anne style structure and was designed by Roswell F. Putnam of Leverett. Montague Road and Sunderland Road are dirt. Caption on back: "North Amherst Library, built 1893 between Montague and Sunderland Roads. Ward Cook's blacksmith shop behind." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Jones Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1900 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library. Relation A related resource From the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPC142 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Published as postcard by Friends of the Jones Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographs Amherst Dirt Roads Jones Library North Amherst North Amherst Library Throwback Thursday