Mrs. Musante, peanuts, fruit and candy, Amherst, Mass.

Item Information

Title:
Mrs. Musante, peanuts, fruit and candy, Amherst, Mass.
Description:
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.
Creator:
Scott, Edgar T., 1858-1940
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Location:
Jones Library, Amherst
Special Collections
Collection (local):
Jones Library, Amherst
Subjects:
Street vendors
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Link to Item:
http://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/37
Terms of Use:
This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
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Publisher:
Jones Library Special Collections
Language:
English
Notes:
Is part of the Edgar Scott Postcard Collection. Jones Library Special Collections.
Notes (date):
Before 1924
Identifier:
SPC187