Browse Items (5346 total)

A man wearing a white shirt and straw boater's hat works in a field, possibly cutting wheat with a scythe. Trees are in the background.

A young white woman lying on a couch resting her head on a large white pillow, reading a book. There is a window behind her.

A group of peope around a bonfire at night with one woman and child sitting, one man standing with a burning branch, and another man and boy stoking the fire. Two women stand nearby looking. A wooden fence runs across the middle ground and outlines…

A white woman sitting on a small stool in front of a large canvas on an easel. She is painting the scene in the background showing a wooded area.

An oval portrait of a woman wearing a flat hat and a dress, and holding a racket in her hands.

A girl stands in profile in front of a vanity while holding a hand mirror in her left hand looking at her reflection. Another hat rests on the floor by an open window on her left. Two vases of flowers rest on the vanity.

Address by Amherst native, and United States Attorney General, Harlan Fiske Stone to the League of Republican Women in Washington, D.C. The topic of the talk is the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Section from the account book of David Warner, a local blacksmith, showing work he completed for Simeon Clark. Some of the jobs listed: fixing the rim on a dishkettle, fixing grips for a harrow, mending chain, and mill work in a saw mill. The account…

Account book kept by unknown person recording transportation of goods such as salt, molasses, and rum, up and down the Connecticut River during the years 1753 through 1756.

A group of boys spraying an apple tree in an orchard. Three boys stand on a little carriage pumping, Two others guide the hose and another is spraying the tree.

An unmanned boat rests in the middle of a harbor with town buildings visible behind.

Aaron Lansky and Becky Sheridan Lockwood at the 2015 Sammys Awards held at the National Yiddish Book Center.

Local author Aaron Becker poses with two of his books, You are Light and Journey.

View of Arthur E. Hobart's farmhouse and barns. The brochure states: "The Amherst House is supplied with milk from A. E. Hobart's farm, situated on North Pleasant Street about two miles on main road from Amherst House. Farm comprises 60 acres with 30…

A boy sits on a pony while a second boy pets its head. A fence runs across the middle ground and a barn at the foot of a mountain is visible in the background.