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  • Tags: 1900s

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This brick building, located at the intersection of Shays and Middle Streets, and Pomeroy Lane, was once the South Amherst post office.

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View looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchants' Row is on the left, Town Common is on the right, and horses with carriages are parked near the shops. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town Common and a trolley car can be seen in…

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View looking north on South Pleasant Street. Merchants' Row is on the left, Town Common is on the right, and horses with carriages are parked near the shops. The flag pole can be seen at the edge of the Town Common.

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View looking toward the Old Chapel and the area where the Fine Arts Center is currently located.

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Pasture and herd of cows which belonged to Spring Farm on South Pleasant Street. The farm was run by Harry M. Whitaker.

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View of houses on State Street in the Cushman area of North Amherst.

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The Strong House on Amity Street is located next to the Jones Library and is the home of the Amherst Historical Society, which purchased the property in 1916 . It was built about 1744 and is considered one of the oldest existing homes in Amherst.…

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A road leading up to the Johnson place in Hockanum. A barn stands in the field on the left, separated from the road by a fence. A woodpile stands by the road. A house and farm buildings visible in the middle ground with the Connecticut river partly…

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View of the 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…

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View of a trolley car traveling along the Town Common on South Pleasant Street.

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A crowd watches a game of tug of war between freshman and sophomore classes at the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.

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A crowd watches a game of tug of war between freshman and sophomore classes at the pond of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.

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View looking east down Main Street from the Amherst House. Phoenix Row is in the left and Town Hall is on the right. The clock is not installed in the Town Hall tower.

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View showing Main Street (with a trolley car in the foreground), Town Hall, and the Town Common from the balcony of the Amherst House.

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View looking south toward the center of North Amherst. North Congregational Church is in the background and children and adults are walking along the road. Trolley tracks are visible in the foreground.
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