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After the Amherst House fire, 1926
This image shows the smoldering scene the morning after the fire that decimated the Amherst House on the evening of December 9, 1926.
Amateur Rocketeer Club, July 16, 1969
Dow Holden and Raymond Cicia, members of a club of amateur rocketeers in East Amherst, ignite a solid-fuel rocket from a launch pad near Dow's home on Main St in Amherst.
Amherst Common Market, July 10, 1976
Photograph of two women looking at vegetables at the Amherst Common Market (now known as the Farmers' Market) in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amity and Pleasant Street after Amherst House fire
View of ruins of Amherst House, where Jones Library was housed
AV Listening Room at The Jones Library
A man seated and using audio equipment with someone else seated in background enjoy the AV Listening Room at The Jones Library
Ceremony for laying the cornerstone for the Jones Library
View at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone for the Jones Library. Pictured from left to right: Tony (Michael Angelo), who was in charge of stone work; Allen H. Cox, Architect; Casper Ranger Construction Company man; Mr. Moriarty,…
Charles R. Green and his Sunday programs
Charles R. Green stands on the front steps of the Jones Library shaking hands with another man. Beside him is the chalkboard advertising one of his Sunday at 5:00 programs.
Circus animals on Main Street
Camels and an elephant with a man on top trudge up Main Street passing by a large crowd of onlookers.
College Candy Kitchen in Carpenter's Hall
This is the area behind the commercial blocks on the north side of upper Main Street in Amherst where Bueno Y Sano is now located. The College Candy Kitchen was located in the Nash Block before the fire in February of 1928 destroyed the building. The…
Cosby House on Amity Street
Cosby House on Amity Street. Caption on reverse reads, "When the Jones Library was built, this house was moved to Dana St."
Dedication of Julius Lester Collection
From left to right, Bonnie Isman, Julius Lester, and Dan Lombardo stand in front of an exhibit panel in the Special Collections department during the dedication of the Julius Lester Collection.
Early morning restaurant fire in Amherst
Firefighters aim a powerful jet of water at this burning restaurant across from the Town Common. More than 40 Amherst and UMass firefighters fought the blaze for hours in near zero weather before it was brought under control.
John Musante and Bonnie Isman
John Musante and Bonnie Isman in the Woodbury Room of The Jones Library
Jones Library Adult Reading Room
The adult reading room of the Jones Library in 1968.
Jones Library auditorium
View of the Jones Library auditorium taken from the back of the room and looking toward the stage showing the piano and the stage curtains.