This collection contains photographs taken in and around the town of Wayland, Massachusetts, mostly between 1884 and 1930, of residents, historic homes and other notable buildings, street scenes, and nature studies. Many of them are original platinum prints by respected amateur photographer Alfred Wayland Cutting (1860-1935), a native of the town. The collection also includes a small set of postcards showing local scenes, and a set of photos of the library taken in 1960 by the Thompson Engineering Company of Boston.