Topographical map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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Map of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts, based upon the trigonometrical survey of the state, the details from actual surveys under the direction of Henry F. Walling.
Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library
Rights to this digital file held by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library. Jones Library Special Collections owns a copy of this map.
Model houses; Land subdivision Amherst (Mass.)
One story model home typical of the Echo Hill South development in Amherst, Mass.
Donald A. Proulx, Echo Hill South Association
View of the Echo Hill South pond surrounded by trees in fall color.
Section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing much of Amherst including residences and landownership; businesses; cemeteries; schools; railroads. Includes inset of northern part of Amherst.
Amherst map, County atlas of Hampshire, Massachusetts. New York : F.W. Beers, 1873
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This is a letter of petition to Thomas Pownall, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts. John Nash, Isaac Ward, and Nehimieh Dickinson propose that the new town that is separating from Hadley should be named after Baron Jeffery Amherst.
Nash, John; Ward, Isaac; Dickinson, Nehimieh
circa 1759 (date on page was added later)
Barns and cattle shed at Massachusetts Agricultural College
View of several barns located in a field planted with rows of corn on the Massachusetts Agricultural College campus.
Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
Advertising cards Business cards Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of F. H. Howes, a grocer located in Merchants' Row in the 1880s. The cartoon on the card illustrates Victorian humor.
Mrs. Musante, peanuts, fruit and candy, Amherst, Mass.
View showing Candida Musante beside the stand that became an Amherst institution. She and her husband (known as "Peanut John") ran a little shop out of Cutler's Block on South Pleasant Street. The Musantes emigrated from Italy, arriving in Amherst in the early 1880s.
Hockanum Ferry by moonlight, Northampton, Mass.
Connecticut River Ferries Northampton (Mass.)
View of a ferry crossing the Connecticut River from Northampton to Hockanum in Hadley with Mount Holyoke in the background.
Advertising cards Business cards Hats Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card advertising the Amherst business of J. M. Waite & Son, a hatter and outfitter for gentlemen, whose establishment was located in Cook's Block, Phoenix Row, in the late 1880s.
View of the Hills Company hat factory which became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the United States. These buildings were constructed on the east side of the New London Northern Railroad tracks after the first factory was consumed by fire in 1880.
Advertising cards Business cards Roller skating Amherst (Mass.)
Trade card for the Amherst Roller Rink, a roller-skating establishment which was located in Palmer Hall (today the site of Amherst Town Hall) in the 1880s.
Trolley station at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Amherst
Old station on North Pleasant Street at Massachusetts Agricultural College where passengers could wait for the trolley during inclement weather.
Advertising card for Edgar R. Bennett business in Amherst
Advertising cards Business cards Eyeglasses Amherst (Mass.)
This trade card advertises the optical business which was run by Edgar R. Bennett from sometime in the 1880s through 1903. Bennett was a watchmaker, jeweler, optician, and bicycle agent. His shop was in Merchants' Row on South Pleasant Street.
View of a trolley car running through the pass at the Notch in South Amherst.