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Residences and elms on North Pleasant Street in Amherst
This is an area view looking north up North Pleasant Street showing the houses on the left side of the street. The Whipple house is the first on the left. There is a nice view of the lovely elms lining the street.
Area view of Mill Lane in Amherst
Aerial view of the Mill Lane looking north toward Amherst College and showing fields, livestock, gardens, houses, barns, etc. The Gaylord/Simeon Clark house (later the Lyman Thompson house) is in the foreground; and the Grist Mill is on the left.…
Sidewalk and Dickinson houses in Amherst
View of Main Street looking east, showing the William Austin Dickinson house and the Emily Dickinson house. People are standing on the sidewalk. This image shows the area near the current Sweetser Park.
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View shows west side of Phoenix Row with trees growing along the street.
Phoenix Row from Gunn's Hotel
Photograph taken from the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. A stairway from the building on this corner is visible. Image shows Cook's Block before the fire of April 4, 1881. R. W. Stratton, boots & shoes sign is visible. Horses and wagons…
Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row on Main Street lined with horses, carriages and wagons. Visible business signs include E. C. Fairchild Drugs and Medicines, and a fire and life insurance agency.
First National Bank in Amherst
View of the old First National Bank building on Main Street which was designed by William Fenno Pratt and built in 1864. The building was home to S. K. Orr Apothecary as well as the bank. In 1878, the town laid a concrete sidewalk in front of the…
First National Bank of Amherst
View of the old First National Bank building on Main Street which was designed by William Fenno Pratt and built in 1864. The building was home to S. K. Orr Apothecary as well as the bank. In 1878, the town laid a concrete sidewalk in front of the…
First National Bank of Amherst
View of the old First National Bank building on Main Street which was designed by William Fenno Pratt and built in 1864. The building was home to S. K. Orr Apothecary as well as the bank. In 1878, the town laid a concrete sidewalk in front of the…
View west along Phoenix Row in Amherst
View west on Main Street from the end of the American House Block. Businesses seen in Phoenix Row at the time include Amherst Record, Sing Lee Chinese Laundry, G.M. Chamberlain Livery & Feeding Stable, M.N. Spear, and a harness and trunk shop.
Farm on East Pleasant Street in Amherst
View of a farm on East Pleasant Street with a large elm tree in the foreground. Written on verso: "Giant elm tree on the Ayer Homestead; W. T. Chapin bought the land and cut the tree."
Chorus of Old Folks Concert in Amherst
Group portrait of men and women in historic costumes and musicians with instruments. Backdrop appears to be an Amherst College building.
View of Amherst College from the southwest
View of College Hill and houses along South Pleasant Street from the Pratt Field/Woodside road area. The dirt road at the left is the present Woodside Avenue.
Aerial view from Amherst College looking northwest
Aerial view from Amherst College showing Woodside Avenue and Northampton Road and the houses in those areas.
View from Amherst College looking south
View showing houses and fields to the southwest along South Pleasant Street in the Hitchcock Road/Snell Street area. Mount Holyoke Range is visible in the background.