Amherst Town Common

Amherst Town Common

Amherst (Mass.)

View of the very grassy south end of the Town Common with the Amherst College Octagon and other college buildings, and the end of Boltwood Avenue, visible in the background. Stated in "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts" by Carpenter and Morehouse: "For many years the grass grown on the common was sold at auction and the proceeds paid into the treasury of the fire companies."

Lovell, John L., 1825-1903

Jones Library Special Collections

Before 1903

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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections

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Photographs

LOV0405

Photograph

5.3 x 7.8 in.

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