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Exhibit of produce, South Amherst Grange
Agricultural produce exhibited by the South Amherst Grange. Produce includes potatoes, corn, eggs, squash, and carrots.
Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755
Record of town meeting held in Amherst in 1755, 20 years after the first meeting. Votes recorded are concerned with choosing officers, committees, raising money for wood for the minister, that the committee chosen to "seat the meetinghouse" make some…
Recording of Robert Francis reciting "Pumpkin Man"
Sound recording of Robert Francis reciting his poem "Pumpkin Man."
Recording of Robert Francis reciting his poetry
Sound recording of Robert Francis reciting his poems "Hay Heaviness", "Dwight", and "The Gypsy Moth Man".
Amherst Academy catalog for 1840
Catalog that includes lists of trustees, teachers, and students. Also includes lists of textbooks and general information about the school.
Thomas W. Smith with horse and cart
View of Thomas W. Smith sitting in a cart holding the reins attached to a horse. Written on back: "Thomas W. Smith as he appeared in the Horribles Section of the parade at the Flag Pole dedication. Picture taken at rear of 31 North Prospect Street.…
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.
Amherst Roller Rink advertising card
Trade card for the Amherst Roller Rink, a roller-skating establishment which was located in Palmer Hall (today the site of Amherst Town Hall) in the 1880s.
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.
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.
Echo Hill South pond in Amherst
View of the Echo Hill South pond surrounded by trees in fall color.
Echo Hill South model home in Amherst
One story model home typical of the Echo Hill South development in Amherst, Mass.
Hay wagon on South Amherst common
View ofa hay wagon stopped at the South Amherst Town Common. In her Reminiscences of South Amherst Clara Dwight describes this image as "Hay wagon at watering trough, preparatory to driving on to the Fairbanks scales to be weighed."
David Wing letter proposing marriage to Hannah Davis
Letter from David Wing to Hannah Davis, Montpelier, proposing marriage in 1791
Amherst in spring time : crocus and bee
Bee visiting clump of blooming crocus in the yard at 48 Gray Street.