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Account book for Connecticut River transportation business
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…
Laying trolley tracks on Main Street
Main Street is torn up as men lay track for the Amherst and Sunderland Street Railroad.…
Train tracks in Cushman
View of the railroad crossing in Cushman with the Cushman Market in the background.…
Remodeling of old St. Bridget's Church
Old St. Bridget's Church (renamed St. Brigid's) on North Pleasant Street viewed during the process of remodeling. From 1925 to 1927 (after the new church was constructed) it was called St. Brigid's Hall. It was then sold and remodeled into apartments…
View from the Amherst House veranda
Main Street (with a trolley car visible), Town Hall, and the Town Common from the balcony of the Amherst House.…
Little mountain at the Notch
Railroad tracks winding through hills at the Notch with "Little Mountain" in the background.…
South Pleasant Street looking north
Looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchants' Row on left, Town Common on right, trolley moving down street. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town…
North Pleasant Street with trolley car
Trolley car traveling up North Pleasant Street.…
Merchant's Row and South Pleasant Street
Looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchant's Row on left, Town Common on right, trolley moving down street. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town…
Tags: 1900s, Amherst Center, Business blocks, Transportation
Three bridges, Hadley, Mass.
There were three bridges crossing the Connecticut River from Hadley to Northampton at the turn of the century. They were the trolley bridge, the old highway bridge, and the Boston and Maine Railroad Bridge which is now part of the Norwottuck Rail…
Trolley at the Notch
Trolley car running through the pass at the Notch in South Amherst.…
Trolley station at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Old station on North Pleasant Street at Massachusetts Agricultural College where passengers could wait for the trolley during inclement weather. The station was deconstructed in the early 1990's as part of a campus landscaping…