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A hazy view of Bear Mountain across a river. Trees grow on each shore with some obscuring the view in the foreground.

Exterior view of Barrett Gymnasium.

From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…

From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…

From Handbook of Amherst by Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1894: "The Barrett Gymnasium, erected in 1860 at a cost of $10,000, was largely the means of developing the system of physical culture for which Amherst is justly famous. It was the first building…

View of Barrett Gymnasium with students in front and landscaped with trees and lawn.

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.

View of several barns located in a field planted with rows of corn on the Massachusetts Agricultural College campus.

A man (possibly Ethan Allen) stands behind the counter of the Smith tavern dressed in a white shirt, black vest and a boater hat, his hands on top of the counter. The tavern was located on the corner of Middle Street and Bay Road.

A black woman stands at the steps of the one-room school house used by the black community of Oakley, South Carolina. In the background is the Baptist church. Caption on back: "A negro schoolhouse and Baptist church"

Two cows grazing near a dirt road with a woman standing nearby looking towards a village in the middle ground with mountains rising in the background.

A man stands by a river with his boat in the water near him, baiting the hook on his fishing rod. Some trees grow in the middleground and on the opposite bank. His reflection, that of the boat, and some trees can be seen in the water.

A view of gabled houses arranged in an L shape and their common backyard with some shrubs and trees.

View of a pine grove with chairs and a hammock set up. Written on the back of the photograph, "where outdoor gatherings will be held; Mr. Fearing's grove; Wild Garden; now frat; backyard on North Pleasant and Fearing St."

Hadley, Northampton, Hatfield, and Deerfield are portrayed.

English. Title in German. Some place names, terms, etc., also have German work supplied. From the author's Atlas geographicvs major. 1753-59 [i.e. 1784; v. 1, 1759] part of v. 1, part 2,…