Amherst Town Common

Image

lov0404.jpg

Title

Amherst Town Common

Subject

Amherst (Mass.)

Description

View of the sunken, grassy, and fenced-in south end of the Town Common with Amherst College's College Hill in the background. Stated in "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts" by Carpenter and Morehouse: "North of College Hill the common was used as pastureland and there was a frog-pond near the center."

Creator

Lovell, John L., 1825-1903

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

Circa 1860

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections

Format

image/jpeg

Language

English

Type

Photographs

Identifier

LOV0404

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5.5 x 7.6 in.

Condition

good

Citation

Lovell, John L., 1825-1903, “Amherst Town Common,” Digital Amherst, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/491.