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Exterior view of Barrett Gymnasium.

This building is the third meetinghouse constructed by the First Congregational Church of Amherst. First Church removed the east portico of this building in 1861, as shown in this photograph. Amherst College bought this building in 1867, and renamed…

This building is the third meetinghouse constructed by the First Congregational Church of Amherst. First Church removed the east portico of this building in 1861, as shown in this photograph. Amherst College bought this building in 1867, and renamed…

Exterior view of Stearns Chapel. Construction was initiated in 1864 by a monetary gift of William F. Stearns. More funds were raised and construction took place beginning in 1870. The building was razed in 1949, except for the steeple, which stands…

View of East College dormitory before the completion of Stearns Chapel in 1873. There is a group of students in front playing baseball.

Rows of glass display cases in a long room with a dinosaur skeleton in the foreground and an elephant mural on the far wall.

View of the Amherst College Observatory from the south end of the Town Common.

Looking north across the portico of Johnson Chapel. There are students lounging on the steps and against trees.

This view demonstrates why Amherst College was known as the college on the hill. The tower of Johnson Chapel stands out along the skyline.

Looking over pews toward the front with a view of the arched ceiling and the organ pipes.

View of an ornate column inside the new Stearns Chapel.

View of Sabrina, the statue presented to Amherst College by Joel Hayden in 1857. She sits in the garden near the Observatory.

Amherst College's College Row with Sabrina on the hill in front of North College dormitory.

View of an African American male (possibly Charles Thompson) standing by the Amherst College well, drinking water.

Interior of a room in North College dormitory with two students in it. One student is smoking a pipe and reading, one student is writing at a round table. Printed on verso: Julius Sanderson, Henry K. Field, proprietors, Class of 69.