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Crowd watching martial arts demonstration at Taste of Amherst
Part of a crowd of people watching the Shaolin Kung Fu demonstration on the Amherst Town Common at the 2008 Taste of Amherst. Colorful food tents form the background of the…
Shaolin Kung Fu of Amherst demonstration
Children demonstrating martial arts poses on the Town Common at the 2008 Taste of Amherst. The demonstration was sponsored by Shaolin Kung Fu of Amherst. In the background is the vehicle painted with the logo for the radio station 93.9 "The…
Winter fun on Mount Pleasant Hill
Children skiing and sledding down the hill in front of Mount Pleasant Institute toward East Pleasant Street.…
Union Lecture Course broadside
Do you want to "Boom Amherst". Do you want an Electric Railway in Amherst? Do you want to run your domestic machinery by electricity? Then go to the Town Hall Tuesday Eve'ing, Mar. 1 and hear Mr. Mansfield of the Thomson-Houston Electric Co. tell how…
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…
Mounted men at celebration
Group of men on horses in front of the flagpole on the town common which was dedicated on July 4, 1899. Names written on back of photograph: Leonard M. Hills, Dr. Perry, Dr. Gates, Charles Edward, George Thayer, Fred Hawley, Julius Trott, Dr. E.M.…
July 4th celebration
Crowd standing on the Town Common for the dedication of the flagpole on July 4, 1899.…
Back yard on North Pleasant Street
A pine grove with chairs and a hammock set up. Written on the back of the photograph, "where outdoor gatherings will be held; Mr. Fearing's grove; Wild Garden; now frat; backyard on North Pleasant and Fearing…
Chorus of Old Folks Concert
Group portrait of men and women in historic costumes and musicians with instruments. Note: photograph date between 1856 and…
Tug of war at M.A.C.
A crowd watches a game of tug of war. Held in the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.…
Crowd watches tug of war at M.A.C.
A crowd of onlookers watches a tug of war match at the Massachusetts Agricultural College pond.…
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…
Watching the rope pull, M.A.C.
A crowd watches a game of tug of war in the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Caption: "Watching the rope pull, M.A.C., Amherst,…
Amherst Roller Rink
Trade card for the Amherst Roller Rink, a roller-skating establishment which was located in Palmer Hall (today the site of Town Hall) in the…