Corner of Amity and South Pleasant Streets after the fire of December 9, 1926. The ruins of the Amherst House are visible, as well as the east side of the Amherst Cinema building. The Jones Library was operating on the second floor of the Amherst…

View of the remains of the old 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…

Ruins of Merchants' Row and the Amherst House after the fire of July 4, 1879.…

The crowded Town Common after the 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 without much regard to…

The crowded Town Common after the fire of July 4, 1879. The Fire Department is in the lower right corner. 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…

View of burned building with a carriage parked in front. A few trees are coated with ice, probably from firefighting efforts. Business signs visible are Henry Adams and E. A.…

View of burned building with a group of boys sitting in front. A few trees are coated with ice, probably from firefighting efforts. Business signs visible are Henry Adams and E. A.…

"Ruins of Palmer & Union Blocks after the fire of Tuesday morning, March 13,1888 and during the fearful snowstorm of the 12th & 13th." (Written by the late Henry F. Hills on the back of the…