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View of the remains of the original South College building, lined with a crowd of students, after the fire in 1885. The walls which remain standing were incorporated into the new South College building.

This is the second incarnation of South College. It was constructed on the footprint of the old South College which was decimated by fire in 1885. This photograph shows new landscaping around the building.

This is the second incarnation of South College. It was constructed on the footprint of the old South College which was decimated by fire in 1885.

Pelham granite and Longmeadow sandstone were used in the construction of this chapel, which was dedicated in 1886. The architect was Stephen C. Earle of Worcester. The college library operated on the first floor and the chapel on the second.

Pelham granite and Longmeadow sandstone were used in the construction of this chapel, which was dedicated in 1886. The architect was Stephen C. Earle of Worcester. The college library operated on the first floor and the chapel on the second.

View of the Botanic Museum at Mass Aggie which was constructed by December of 1867 and destroyed by fire in 1967. There are several students in front of the building in this image.

View of the Botanic Museum at Mass Aggie which was constructed by December of 1867 and destroyed by fire in 1967.

Group of Massachusetts Agricultural College students in military drill formation around three cannons.

View of a bee-keeping class posed outside on the grass. There are fruit trees in the background and a large container marked "Cowan's Rapid Extractor" next to the group. Cowan's Rapid Extractor is a device invented in England in 1875 for the quick…

According to text on the back of the photograph, this house was built by John Sheldon about 1690 and razed in 1848. This photograph was copied from the only daguerreotype of the house in existence, belonging to the late Professor Aaron Warner (of…

View of flooded fields and an old covered bridge.

View of a dilapidated farmhouse in Hadley. Written on verso: "Alphonso? Dickinson house, lower end of Middle Street, Hadley."

Rocks and downed trees in Rattlesnake Gutter ravine.

Aerial view of a cemetery and surrounding landscape.

View of the Connecticut River from Mount Holyoke showing Shepard's Island. Northampton farmland is on the left side of the river and Hadley is on the right. Fort River snakes around in the right foreground and joins the larger Connecticut.