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Amherst Record Home Almanac
Almanac "containing matters of local interest, local business announcements...also some pages of miscellaneous reading." Includes a chronology of notable events (both local and national) for 1876, marriages and deaths for the year, statistics of…
Tags: 1870s, Schools, Holidays and festivals, Animals, Local economy, Churches, Social life, Humor
View east toward Ward Street houses, 1932
Looking east across Thayer Street toward Ward Street houses. Two dogs sit on the grass in the foreground.…
Tags: Neighborhoods, East Amherst, 1930s, Animals, Dogs
Grange Store delivery cart
Horse and cart that was used to deliver goods for the Grange Store in the early 1900s.…
W. D. Cowls team
The horse team of W. D. Cowls rests in front of Frank P. Wood's Hotel and Livery after the Blizzard of 1888. A large group of men accompany the horse…
Field Building
This building was replaced by Chase's Block. There are several men standing with a horse and carriage in front of the S.K. Orr shop. Some of the men are listed as: Austin Dickinson by rear wheel; Capt. Mark Dickinson holding horse, Dr. Smith…
Tags: Animals, Emily Dickinson
Phoenix Row traffic
Phoenix Row on Main Street lined with horses, carriages and wagons. Visible business signs include R. W. Stratton, a drug store, and a fire and life insurance agency. Two dogs stand in the middle of the…
Paige's Livery Stable
Paige's Livery, next to the Amity Street School, with horses, stagecoach, and employees. Note: photograph date between 1883 and…
Thomas W. Smith with horse and cart
Written on back: "Thomas W. Smith as he appeared in the Horribles Section of the parade at the Flag Pole dedication. Picture taken at rear of 31 No. Prospect St. Horse belonged to John Musante."
Thomas W. Smith was Amherst town clerk from 1912 to…
Cat-astrophe
Trade card advertising the business of F. H. Howes, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card illustrates Victorian…