Browse Items (87 total)
Dickinson accounts at Cutler dry-goods store
George Cutler & Co. account book page showing purchases by Edward Dickinson and William Austin Dickinson.
…
St. Bridget's, first Catholic church building in Amherst
St. Bridget's Church, the first Catholic church building on North Pleasant Street. It was home to the Catholic community in Amherst from 1871 to 1925. It was then used as a hall for a couple of years before being sold in…
John L. Lovell House
House on North Prospect Street that was the residence of Amherst photographer John L. Lovell. It is Gothic Cottage style, rare in Amherst. According to the October 7, 1869 edition of the Hampshire Franklin Express, construction was supposed to begin…
North College
Originally called Middle College until North College burned in 1857. Built by Hiram Johnson, an Amherst brick mason..…
Agricultural College campus
View of the Massachusetts Agricultural campus from the top of a grassy hill.
…
Night blooming cereus
Epiphyllum Hookeri (night-blooming cactus) photographed with magnesium light.
"There were parties to watch the rare night-blooming cereus unfold. It was not so uncommon in Amherst as in other places because of the Agricultural College. I recall…
Two mills on Mill River in Cushman
Written on verso: The "Forge", later the "Bunghole"; used to forge "frogs" for railroad construction; on south bank of Mill River shortly west of bridge.…
Puffer's Pond waterfall
Waterfall at Puffer's Pond in North Amherst. Written on verso: The Golden Gate Falls, No. Amherst. …
First National Bank building
The old First National Bank building which was designed by William Fenno Pratt and built in 1864. The building was home to S. K. Orr Apothecary as well as the bank. In 1891, the Bank moved to the center of town and located in Merchants' Row. From…
Palmer Block
Palmer Block with short view down Main Street and house next door visible. Written on verso: C.J.W. from Mother Dec. 25, 1875…