Amherst Collection

description - View shows the Cummington Cattle Show and a rolling landscape filled with horse-drawn carts and carriages parked in a circle to create an exhibition space. In the background is a large farmhouse with small tents set up to the side and people watching… subject - New England--Social life and customs; Livestock exhibitions--Massachusetts--Cummington; Carriages and carts--Massachusetts--Cummington; Horses--Massachusetts--Cummington relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Cummington http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,19

description - View of two large horses hooked up to a disc harrow outside a large barn. Two young children stand nearby, one of them holding the reins of the horses. A large pile of firewood rests next to another outbuilding in the background. subject - Farm life--New England; Rural children--New England; Farm equipment--Massachusetts--Sunderland; Farms--Massachusetts--Sunderland; Draft horses--Massachusetts--Sunderland; Barns--Massachusetts--Sunderland relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Sunderland http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,18

description - Image of three people on hands and knees (could be mother, father, and son) picking cranberries in a drained cranberry bog. Rows are marked with string. The older man is using a cranberry scoop and containers are placed on the ground nearby. subject - Cranberry industry--Massachusetts--Yarmouth; Field crops--Massachusetts--Yarmouth relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Yarmouth http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,17

description - View is of an unusual stone and rail fence bordering a grassy field along an old country road. The rails are built atop a low stone wall with more stones resting above, holding the rails in place. subject - Fences--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge; Pastures--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--West Stockbridge http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,16

description - Image shows the Hockanum Ferry having just landed on the Northampton side of the Connecticut River after transporting a horse-drawn wagon filled with a large load of hay. Sitting atop the hay, according to the inscription on the back of the… subject - Russell, Samuel, 1866-1950; Hay--Massachusetts--Hadley; Ferries--Massachusetts--Hadley; Connecticut River relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Hadley--Hockanum http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,15

description - View of two children, a young boy and a toddler girl, carrying firewood, the entrance to a large barn looming in the background. This photograph is an illustration in "The Farmer's Boy," written and illustrated by Clifton Johnson and published in… subject - Farm life--New England; Rural children--New England; Fuelwood gatherers--Massachusetts--Chesterfield relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos-Chesterfield http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,14

description - Image shows a young boy driving a horse-drawn hay tedder across a field of mown hay. A large barn is visible in the background. This photograph is an illustration in "The Farmer's Boy," written and illustrated by Clifton Johnson and published in… subject - Farm equipment--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Horses--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Haying equipment--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum; Barns--Massachusetts--Hadley--Hockanum relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Hadley--Hockanum http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,13

description - Image of a gristmill as seen from the opposite side of the mill pond with a clear reflection of the mill in the pond. Two men lean against the open doorway of the mill. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Mill Valley Gristmill on Fort… subject - Gristmills--Massachusetts--Amherst; Mills and mill-work--Massachusetts--Amherst; Rivers--Massachusetts--Amherst relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Amherst http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,12

description - Image shows two young boys trying to push a huge pile of hay into a barn. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "The haymakers getting in a big two-boy load." subject - Farm life--New England; Rural children--New England. Hay--Massachusetts--Charlemont; Barns--Massachusetts--Charlemont relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Charlemont http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,11

description - Image of an older man standing before the opening of a large, brick charcoal kiln with an armful of wood. Cut firewood, waiting to be placed in the kiln and turned into charcoal, rests in a stack in the foreground. Prescott was one of the towns… subject - Charcoal industry--Massachusetts--Prescott; Coal trade--Massachusetts--Prescott; Fuel trade--Massachusetts--Prescott; Charcoal kilns--Massachusetts--Prescott relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Prescott http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,10

description - Image of a woman working alone in an attic on a large loom in the bright daylight from the large window beside her. subject - Cottage industries--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge; Weaving--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge; Rugs--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge; Handlooms--Massachusetts--West Stockbridge relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--West Stockbridge http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,9

description - Image shows a group of women at work sorting rags in the rag room of a paper-making company. The rags are piled in large baskets beside each woman. All the women are wearing hats or bonnets of some type and are working in the bright light coming… subject - Paper industry--Massachusetts--Holyoke; Women--Employment--Massachusetts--Holyoke; Factories--Massachusetts--Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Holyoke http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,8

description - View of two men planing a long length of wood in a shipyard, preparing it to become the mast of a ship. Large slips of wood shavings litter the ground all around. The harbor and surrounding buildings are visible in the background. subject - Shipyards--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Shipbuilding industry--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Harbors--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Masts and rigging--Massachusetts--Gloucester relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Gloucester http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,7

description - Image of a man sitting on the seat of a shingle-making bench, a mallet and a splitting tool on the floor beside him. Wood shavings lay scattered about. Other items in the room include a barrel and a stool with a finished shingle lying on top. subject - Roofing industry--Massachusetts--Monroe; Carpentry--Massachusetts--Monroe; Singles--Massachusetts--Monroe relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Monroe http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,6

description - View of the interior of a working sawmill. One man is operating the saw, which is in the process of cutting a wide board from a large log. Another man stands observing the work. Two young boys stand watching from outside the opening of the mill. The… subject - Mills and mill-work--Massachusetts--South Hadley; Sawmills--Massachusetts--South Hadley; Circular saws--Massachusetts--South Hadley relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--South Hadley http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,5

description - Image of a woman peddler walking down a country road with her back to the camera and carrying two baskets of small wares to sell. She is heading in the direction of a small cluster of buildings up ahead. It is a winter scene and possibly snowing.… subject - Peddlers and peddling--Massachusetts--Hadley; Rural roads--Massachusetts--Hadley; Rural conditions--Massachusetts--Hadley relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Hadley http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,4

description - View of a group of men and teenage boys processing fish in a small square. Piles of fish are laid out on tables. One man appears to be scraping the fish while a boy waits with a long-handled spoon, ready to pour something over the fish. The are… subject - Fish trade--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Fishery processing industries--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Seafood industry--Massachusetts--Gloucester; Harbors--Massachusetts--Gloucester relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Gloucester http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,3

description - Image of two men working with logs in a cove off the Connecticut River. One man is standing upright and holding a long pike pole while the other man is bent over the log and is pulling on the log with a chain and a short pole. These men may be… subject - Industries--Massachusetts--Holyoke; Connecticut River--History; Logging--Massachusetts--Holyoke; Loggers--Massachusetts--Holyoke relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Holyoke http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,2

description - Image of a man and a boy husking corn in a field with corn shocks standing upright around them.


subject - Agriculture--Massachusetts--Charlemont; Corn shocks--Massachusetts--Charlemont; Corn-husking--Massachusetts--Charlemont relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Charlemont http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,1

description - Image shows two men using a team of two horses to clear a field by dragging the boulders away to use in building a rock wall. The caption on the back of the photograph reads, "Getting boulders off a field and using them for stone wall fencing." subject - Farm equipment--Massachusetts--Ware; Stone walls--Massachusetts--Ware; Horses--Massachusetts--Ware relation - Image is part of the Clifton Johnson Collection, 1880-1940. Jones Library Special Collections, Amherst, Massachusetts. http://www.joneslibrary.org Identifier - CJ--Photos--Ware http://dlib.cwmars.org/u?/amherst,0