Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street in Amherst
View of the school which came to be called the Terrace Home School on South Prospect Street. It was run for many years by Josephine Herrick and was a school for children with special needs. Instruction was given in instrumental and vocal music, physical training, easy manual and domestic work, and orderly habits of personal care, neatness, self-control and politeness.
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Folder: Herrick, Josephine -- The Terrace
Turn of the century view of the center of Amherst looking west toward the Amherst House from the north end of the Town Common.
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Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Women -- Massachusetts -- Amherst Amherst (Mass.)
Appeal for financial contributions addressed to the women of Amherst in order to help offset the heavy tax burden imposed on the town treasury by the Revolutionary War.
First Catholic church building in Amherst
St. Bridget's Church was the first Catholic church building in Amherst. It was home to the Catholic community in Amherst from 1871 to 1925. It was then used as a hall for a couple of years before being sold in 1927 and subsequently remodeled and renamed the Cathedral Apartments.
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."
Is part of the Joel Martin Halpern Photograph Collection, Jones Library Special Collections
Crowd watching martial arts demonstration at Taste of Amherst
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.
Flavored milk at the Mapleline Farms booth
Five flavors of milk showcased on the counter at the Mapleline Farms booth at the 2008 Taste of Amherst.
Atkins Farms Country Market booth at the 2008 Taste of Amherst displaying cider doughnuts, apples and other goods.
Climbing wall at the 2008 Taste of Amherst with two children partway up the wall.
General view of the colorful booths and crowd at the 2008 Taste of Amherst.
People lounging in the shade of large trees on the perimeter of the food booths at the 2008 Taste of Amherst.
People enjoying a wagon ride provided by Muddy Brook Farm at the 2008 Taste of Amherst.
Field grown garlic and tomatoes for sale
Farmers' markets Food -- Marketing Amherst (Mass.)
Colorful display of locally grown garlic and tomatoes at the 2005 Amherst Farmers' Market.
Stand at the 2005 Amherst Farmers' Market which sold produce grown at Sunset Farm in Amherst.
Variety of organic greens for sale at the Full Bloom Market Garden stand at the 2005 Amherst Farmers' Market.