Topographical map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Hampshire County (Mass.) -- Maps
Hampshire County (Mass.)
Map of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state, the details from actual surveys under the direction of Henry F. Walling.
Walling, Henry Francis, 1825-1888
H. & C.T. Smith & Co.
Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
1860
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Maps
Echo Hill South model home in Amherst
Model houses; Land subdivision
Amherst (Mass.)
One story model home typical of the Echo Hill South development in Amherst, Mass.
Donald A. Proulx, Echo Hill South Association
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1980
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Photographs
Echo Hill South pond in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
View of the Echo Hill South pond surrounded by trees in fall color.
Donald A. Proulx, Echo Hill South Association
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1990
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Photographs
Map of Amherst, 1873
Amherst (Mass.)
Section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing much of Amherst including residences and landownership; businesses; cemeteries; schools; railroads. Includes inset of northern part of Amherst.
Beers, F. W. (Frederick W.)
Amherst map, County atlas of Hampshire, Massachusetts. New York : F.W. Beers, 1873
Jones Library Special Collections
1873
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Maps
Petition for the name of Amherst
Petitions
Amherst (Mass.)
This is a letter of petition to Thomas Pownall, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts. John Nash, Isaac Ward, and Nehimieh Dickinson propose that the new town that is separating from Hadley should be named after Baron Jeffery Amherst.
Nash, John; Ward, Isaac; Dickinson, Nehimieh
Jones Library Special Collections
1757-06-05
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Manuscripts
Folder: Amherst--Name
Barns and cattle shed at Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst (Mass.)
View of several barns located in a field planted with rows of corn on the Massachusetts Agricultural College campus.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1913
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Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
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Cards
SPC504
Cat-astrophe advertising card
Advertising cards
Business cards
Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of F. H. Howes, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card illustrates Victorian humor.
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1885
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Cards
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
Mrs. Musante, peanuts, fruit and candy, Amherst, Mass.
Street vendors
Amherst (Mass.)
View showing Candida Musante beside the stand that became an Amherst institution. She and her husband (known as "Peanut John") ran a little shop out of Cutler's Block on South Pleasant Street. The Musantes emigrated from Italy, arriving in Amherst in the early 1880s.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1924
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Cards
SPC187
Hockanum Ferry by moonlight, Northampton, Mass.
Connecticut River
Ferries
Northampton (Mass.)
View of a ferry crossing the Connecticut River from Northampton to Hockanum in Hadley with Mount Holyoke in the background.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1924
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Cards
SPC640
Latest styles in hats advertising card
Advertising cards
Business cards
Hats
Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of J. M. Waite & Son, a hatter and outfitter for gentlemen, whose establishment was located in Cook's Block, Phoenix Row, in the late 1880s.
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Circa 1886
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Cards
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
Hills Company hat factory in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
View of the Hills Company hat factory which became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the United States. These buildings were constructed on the east side of the New London Northern Railroad tracks after the first factory was consumed by fire in 1880.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1907
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Cards
SPC178
Amherst Roller Rink advertising card
Advertising cards
Business cards
Roller skating
Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card for the Amherst Roller Rink, a roller-skating establishment which was located in Palmer Hall (today the site of Amherst Town Hall) in the 1880s.
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1885
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Cards
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
Trolley station at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Old station on North Pleasant Street at Massachusetts Agricultural College where passengers could wait for the trolley during inclement weather.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1910
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Cards
SPC584
Advertising card for Edgar R. Bennett business in Amherst
Advertising cards
Business cards
Eyeglasses
Amherst (Mass.)
This trade card advertises the optical business which was run by Edgar R. Bennett from sometime in the 1880s through 1903. Bennett was a watchmaker, jeweler, optician, and bicycle agent. His shop was in Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street.
Circa 1890
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Cards
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
Trolley at the Notch in South Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
View of a trolley car running through the pass at the Notch in South Amherst.
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Jones Library Special Collections
Circa 1919
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Cards
SPC669