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Looking south on South Pleasant Street with a view of the Town Common on the left and the Amherst College Octagon Building in the background.

View of the Town Common in summer with Boltwood Avenue on the left and a drinking water fountain in the foreground.

View of the length of Town Common from north to south. Boltwood Avenue is on the left and South Pleasant Street on the right.

Aerial view of the crowded Town Common after the Amherst House fire of July 4, 1879. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried there, and deposited…

View of the Town Common with the trees empty of foliage, a drinking fountain in the middle, and a wagon with large spoked wheels in the foreground. Boltwood Avenue is visible southward from Grace Episcopal Church.

View looking south from Boltwood Avenue (on the left) across the Town Common and down South Pleasant Street.

View of the sunken, grassy, and fenced-in south end of the Town Common with Amherst College's College Hill in the background. Stated in "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts" by Carpenter and Morehouse: "North of College Hill the common…

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…

View of the flag pole with waving American flag which was dedicated on the Town Common on July 4, 1899. Photograph probably taken from a building in Merchants' Row. Written in the Amherst Record of June 28, 1899, "For the first time in many years…

Crowd standing on the Town Common during the dedication of the new flagpole on July 4, 1899. Carriages pulled by horses are visible in the foreground.

View of a group of men on horses in front of the flagpole on the Town Common which was dedicated on July 4, 1899. Names written on verso: Leonard M. Hills, Dr. Perry, Dr. Gates, Charles Edward, George Thayer, Fred Hawley, Julius Trott, Dr. E.M.…

This fountain was given to Massachusetts Agricultural College as a memorial by the Class of 1882. It is described as having a thistle and crane design, with a boy and a duck near the top. It was made of bronze and stood eight feet six inches tall.…

Durfee Plant House was built in 1867 with funds donated by Dr. Nathan Durfee of Fall River (one of the first trustees of Massachusetts Agricultural College) and Leonard and Henry F. Hills of Amherst. The structure was destroyed by fire in 1883 and…

The Botanic Museum was completed in December of 1867 and destroyed by fire in 1967. View includes an elaborate water fountain which was donated to Massachusetts Agricultural College by the Ladies of Amherst.

North College was one of the first buildings constructed in 1867 as housing for students attending the Massachusetts Agricultural College. It stood until about 1957 when it was raised for the construction of new college buildings. A water fountain is…