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Amherst Common School, tether ball game
Image of four children in front of school building, two are actively playing a game of tether ball, one is lounging on the ground and another is standing beside the child on the grass.
Path of September 1938 Hurricane
Brochure depiction of hurricane path, with two levels of stippling to show damage and bold arrow providing the overall arch and direction of the hurricane.
Prof. Fred Morse House, Geo. Cutler House N. Pleasant St., Sept. 21 1938, George Cutler in street
Image of man (George Cutler) walking in street among hurricane damage, in the foreground is a broken power line pole and automobile, a row of houses in background, and debris of trees on both sides of the street.
Hurricane 1938 Looking Across Common from Spring and Boltwood Ave
Image of town common covered in tree debris after the hurricane, business fronts in background as well as flag at top of flag pole.
Hurricane Damage Sept. 21 1938, Perry Hotel, Corner of Amity and N. Prospect
Image of two men in the middle of tree debris in front of the Perry Hotel.
Sept 21 1938, Fifth House South from Cutlers, Samuel Fowler Dickinson House
Image of three individuals on top of uprooted tree, standing and climbing, house in the background and end of an automobile on the left.
WR Brown's Automobile S. Pleasant St. Sept. 22 1938
Image of man in front of automobile that has be crushed by a very large tree. He has one foot in the car and is posed as if to be stepping out of the car, he is wearing glasses, a flannel button up shirt and simple pants.
The Morning after the Hurricane, in Front of the Jones Library
Image of three men at a pile of tree debris, one is using a large broom to gather debris, to his left the other two men are standing, beside the debris and parked cars.
Flood Sufferer tag
Scan of tag for flood help to flood sufferers, dated for 3 28 1936.
Burnetts Hat Shop Sewing Hall, after 1892
Image of women working in sewing room. Showing a table that extends the full length of the brick lined room there is a row of women on either side, on the wall at the right hag coats and jackets, and at the left four tall shelves are full with hats.
Elementary School Proposal 1968
Scan of elementary school layout, showing designated spaces, and rooms for each grade.
Boltwood Complex Proposal 1971
Scan of layout for building as a school complex.
The Little Red School house, day school brochure
Scan of brochure discussing how the school is run and its focus on child development, and the history of the school.
AJ Hastings ad, featuring Ticonderoga pencil
Scan of advertisement card for Amherst business, features a blond boy in a classroom holding a bright yellow pencil, a large blowup of the Ticonderoga pencil shown on the left, and the business details at the bottom.
AJ Hastings add, Mongol pencils, Eberhard Faber Pencil Co.
Scan of advertisement card for Amherst business, features a large Uncle Sam type figure with pencil behind his ear at a large desk handling papers, on the desk are smaller figures at other desks, they are business people, secretaries, military…