A game in the field
Hadley (Mass.)
Children -- Massachusetts -- Hadley
A group of children playing (cricket?) in the field by the school house. Mount Tom visible in the background. The teacher is Miss Lawrence and the children are Eleanor Johnson, Norman Barstow, Peggy Lyman, Richard Thayer, and Warren Johnson.
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
undated
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From the Clifton Johnson Collection
Photographs
CJ2211
Ice hockey at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Hockey
Amherst (Mass.)
Ice hockey game in progress on the pond at Mass Aggie. Snow is cleared to create walkways around the pond.
Written on back: "Thought maybe when you looked at this it would make you cooler - I am in Deuels talking to Susie. I am using her pencil. I am in front of an electric fan. Its great in here - we will be doing what they are on the card soon - and there will be complaining about cold."
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1910
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Is part of the Edgar T. Scott Postcard Collection, Jones Library Special Collections.
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SPC447
Climbing wall at Taste of Amherst
Fairs
Rock climbing
Amherst (Mass.)
Climbing wall at the 2008 Taste of Amherst with two children partway up the wall.
Halpern, Joel Martin
Jones Library Special Collections
2008-06-21
Rights held by Joel M. Halpern
Is part of the Joel Martin Halpern Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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English
Photographs
HAL2304
Crowd watching martial arts demonstration at Taste of Amherst
Fairs
Crowds
Amherst (Mass.)
A crowd of people watch the Shaolin Kung Fu demonstration on the Amherst Town Common at the 2008 Taste of Amherst. Colorful food tents form the background of the photograph.
Halpern, Joel Martin
Jones Library Special Collections
2008-06-21
Rights held by Joel M. Halpern
Is part of the Joel Martin Halpern Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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English
Photographs
HAL2276
Shaolin Kung Fu of Amherst demonstration
Fairs
Martial arts
Kung fu
Amherst (Mass.)
Children demonstrating martial arts poses on the Town Common at the 2008 Taste of Amherst. The demonstration was sponsored by Shaolin Kung Fu of Amherst. In the background is the vehicle painted with the logo for the radio station 93.9 "The River."
Halpern, Joel Martin
Jones Library Special Collections
2008-06-21
Rights held by Joel M. Halpern.
Is part of the Joel Martin Halpern Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
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English
Photographs
HAL2269
Winter fun on Mount Pleasant Hill in Amherst
Sledding
Winter sports
Skis and skiing
Amherst (Mass.)
Children skiing and sledding down the hill in front of Mount Pleasant Institute toward East Pleasant Street.
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1920
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Folder: Mt. Pleasant Institute
East College dormitory at Amherst College
Stereographs
Amherst (Mass.)
View of East College dormitory before the completion of Stearns Chapel in 1873. There is a group of students in front playing baseball.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1873
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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LOV1006
Early baseball game at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst (Mass.)
This is an early baseball game in progress in a field next to South College. Athletics were introduced to the campus in 1868 when the Wilder Baseball Association was organized. The ball club was named in honor of trustee Marshall P. Wilder, who donated the equipment.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
After 1885
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LOV0426
Amherst College grandstand on Pratt Field
Amherst (Mass.)
The proposal for Pratt Field and grandstand, located on Northampton Road, was initiated, and the cost met, in 1890 by Frederic B. Pratt of the class of 1887. The grandstand was built in 1891 and had a seating capacity of around four hundred. It also contained bathrooms, dressing rooms, and other conveniences for the athletic teams.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1891
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LOV0079
Pratt Gymnasium at Amherst College
Amherst (Mass.)
This building was completed in 1884, and cost $68,000. It received its name in honor of Mr. Charles M. Pratt, of the class of 1879, through whose generosity it was erected. The first floor contained the office of the Professor of Hygiene and Physical Culture, large dressing rooms and main hall. The second floor contained, among other rooms, a billiard room. In the basement were found the baseball cage, bowling alleys and sparring room.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1890
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LOV0059
Barrett Gymnasium at Amherst College
Amherst (Mass.)
This building was erected in 1860, and was named for Dr. Benjamin Barrett, a large contributor to the fund for its construction. Amherst was the first College to introduce gymnastic exercise as a part of regular College work.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1890
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LOV0058
Amherst Bicycle Club
Bicycles
Athletic clubs
Amherst (Mass.)
Photograph of the Amherst Bicycle Club taken in the Brattleboro, Vermont, studio of C. L. Howe on May 16, 1881. Members are wearing athletic clothes of the day and posed with a high wheeler bicycle.
Howe, C. L.
Jones Library Special Collections
1881-05-16
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Folder: Bicycles
Aerial display over Pratt Field at Amherst College
Amherst (Mass.)
Display of flying vehicles over Pratt Field during a baseball game, which includes zeppelins, hot air balloons, and early airplanes. The caption on the photograph reads, "High times on Pratt Field. Cheer for old Amherst."
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1917
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SPC423B
Tug of war at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Tug of war (Game)
Amherst (Mass.)
A crowd watches a game of tug of war between freshman and sophomore classes at the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1910
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SPC630
Tug of war at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Tug of war (Game)
Amherst (Mass.)
A crowd watches a game of tug of war between freshman and sophomore classes at the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1910
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SPC628A