January 2016

Amherst House Fire, December 1926

The Jones Library’s first home was on the second floor of this large hotel (where Bank of America is now located). This image shows the smoldering scene the morning after the fire that decimated the hotel on the evening of December 9, 1926.

(Originally posted January 7, 2016)

South Amherst field, April 1932

This photograph by Clifton Johnson shows cultivated fields with South Congregational Church in the background. Caption on back reads, “Charlie Johnson and Mr. Shumway.”

(Originally posted January 14, 2016)

A Crofter Piling Peat on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

This is a photograph from the Jones Library’s Clifton Johnson Collection. Clifton Johnson (b. January 25, 1865) was a local author and photographer who travelled to every state and made four trips to Europe documenting life in each location visited by him.

(Originally posted January 21, 2016)

Flower Show In Auditorium, 1935

The whole auditorium at the Jones Library was filled with flowers during this flower show held in 1935. This view shows the portion of the show that filled the stage.

(Originally posted January 28, 2016)