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A white man pushes a boat onto a body of water while a second man sits inside holding oars. A small pier is visible in the middle ground with a house on the left.

Two white men stand on wooden boards affixed to a trunk of a large tree. They are cutting the tree with axes. Fallen bits of the trunk are on the ground near them and other trees grow behind.

A black woman sits in a boat holding the oars. Two baskets rest on the boat near her and a second black woman stands on the edge of the water looking at the first woman.

A view of the State House, partly obscured by trees, from across a canal.

View of houses on State Street in the Cushman area of North Amherst.

Bronze statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, called The Puritan, framed by the ivy covered church, Christ Church Cathedral on Chestnut Street) behind the statue. Chapin is wearing a puritan hat, a cloak over his shoulders and is holding a walking stick in…

View of Sabrina in front of the Amherst College Octagon. The statue was given to Amherst College in 1857 by Joel Hayden of Haydenville.

Exterior view of Stearns Chapel. Construction was initiated in 1864 by a monetary gift of William F. Stearns. More funds were raised and construction took place beginning in 1870. The building was razed in 1949, except for the steeple, which stands…

View upward showing detail of the steeple that is now a part of the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.

Looking over pews toward the front with a view of the arched ceiling and the organ pipes.

Exterior view of the Amherst College church. Built in the 1870s, the church was razed in 1948 to make room for the Mead Art Gallery.

This church building was erected in 1870-71 from designs by W.A. Potter of New York and through the generosity of William F. Stearns, who contributed the largest portion of the funds for its erection. The gable ends of the building were decorated by…

Exterior view of Stearns Church.

Exterior view of Stearns Church from the side.

View of Stearns Church from the steeple side with East College visible in the background.