some items missing from numbered series (those numbers are indicated by a blank line) Lovell & Knowlton / Henry M. Burt 51 Main St

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1 STEREOSCOPES AND POSTCARDS LIST FORBES LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 1-10 Public Buildings, Northampton 11-30a Commercial buildings, Northampton Hospitals, Northampton 36-52a Schools, Northampton Churches, Northampton Residences, Northampton Streets, Northampton Bridges, Northampton d Views of Connecticut River Valley Mount Holyoke Mount Tom a Mount Sugarloaf Easthampton Hadley Holyoke Williamsburg South Hadley STM 1-25 Mill River Flood, Williamsburg STM Mill River Flood, Skinnerville STM Mill River Flood, Haydenville STM Mill River Flood, Leeds STM Mill River Flood, Florence POSTCARDS 1-56 some items missing from numbered series (those numbers are indicated by a blank line) no. description Photographer / Publisher 1, 2, 3 Northampton Town Hall (1923) 4, 5, 6 Smith Charities building 51 Main St 7 (2 Old town hall and Court Street copies) 7a Old Church and Court House 8, 9 Fire-engine house 10 Forbes Library, east elevation (2 Mansion House, Northampton copies) 13 East view of Round Hill water cure

2 buildings 14 Warner House, Northampton built by Asahel Pomeroy, 1792 destroyed by fire July 18, , 16 Old Warner House, Northampton Knowlton Bros. 17, 18, 18a Round Hill Hotel, Round Hill Water Cure 19 Shop Row, eastern section 20 Shop Row, east middle section 21, 22 Shop Row, western section 23, 24, Union Block, Main St between Pleasant 25 St & Strong Ave 26, 27 Maynard s old hoe factory 28 Warehouse and grain elevator, lower Main St 29 Northampton (view from tower) 30 Leeds 30a Florence Sewing Machine Manufactory, at Florence 31 View from South St., hospital in distance Knowlton Bros. 32 View in Paradise, Northampton Lunatic Houghton & Knowlton Asylum in the distance 33, 34 Northampton Lunatic Hospital 35 Insane Asylum, Northampton 36, 37 High School building, Northampton 38, 39, High School building and Hall of Free 40 Congregational Society, at Florence 41 School house and Free Congregational Knowlton Bros. Church, Florence 42 Smith College: Washburn House 43, 44 Smith College: Observatory 45 Pond, View in Paradise, Northampton; Lunatic hospital in the distance 46, 48 Pond, View in Paradise, Northampton Knowlton Bros. 47, 49 Pond, View in Paradise, Northampton, Knowlton Bros. Mt. Tom in distance 50, 51 View in Paradise, Northampton 52 Paradise pond, winter 52a Northampton, Elm Street, Burnham Knowlton Bros. School; taken at time of hurricane, Mt. Holyoke from tower of Smith College. Immediate foreground Baptist Church to City Hall 54 Looking up Elm St., Baptist and Catholic Churches

3 55, 56 Baptist Church and Assembly Hall 57 Baptist Church (torn down ) 58 Edward s Church, Northampton, erected Knowlton Bros Edwards Church, Main St. (destroyed by fire in 1870) 60 Bird s eye view of Northampton, Edwards Church 61, 62, 63 First Church of Christ ( Old Church ) built in Burned Tuesday, June 27, 1876 at half past 5 o clock P.M. 64 Ruins of the Old Church 65 66, 68 St. John s Episcopal Church, Northampton; on bridge St. Sold to and occupied by B nai Israel as a Synagogue about St. John s Church, later the Jewish Synagogue 69 Unitarian Church (destroyed by fire in June 1904) 70 71, 72, Unitarian Church, Northampton 73 Knowlton Bros. 74 Dr. Fiske House, King Street, Northampton 75 J.R. Trumbull House, Prospect St 76 Tree on the old Williams place, King St Knowlton Bros. 77 Main Street City Hall 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92 Main Street views include trolleys, people, shops, horse-drawn carriage, Memorial Day parades 91 93, 97 Main Street Northampton from Union Block to Hawley Street 94 Shop Row eastern section 95 Shop Row east middle section 96 Shop Row west middle section Corner Pleasant Street and Shop Row 99, Northampton from Round Hill Southern

4 100, section 101, a, bird s eye view of town 102b 103, Round Hill, Northampton 104, 105, , View in Elm Street, Northampton, from 108 Prospect Street to Round Hill Avenue 109 View in Elm Street 110 View in King Street, Northampton: Whitney house, Jonathan Edwards Elm 111 View in King Street, Northampton 112 Edwards s elms, Northampton, planted by Knowlton Bros. Jonathan Edwards 113 The Edwards elm, Northampton 114 Corner Pomeroy Terrace and Phillips Houghton & Knowlton place, Northampton 115 Phillips Place 116 The big elm, in Northampton Meadows, 117, a 119, 120, 121 circum. 32 ft. The big elm, in Northampton Meadows, 31 ft. in circumf. Described by Oliver Wendell Holmes in Autocrat of the Breakfast Table The big elm, in Northampton Meadows, 31 ft. in circumf. Bridge Street, Northampton 122 Bridge Street, Northampton 123, View in Bridge Street, Near Cemetery Northampton, Hawley Street 126 Hawley Street, Washburn House where the St. John Cantius Church now stands; Christopher Clark house farther on 127 Northampton, taken at the time of the hurricane, 1879 Knowlton Bros. Knowlton Bros. 128 tree-lined street view Knowlton Bros. 129, Bridge Street Cemetery Cemetery, Northampton 132, Hadley bridge

5 133, 134, 135, 135a 136 South Street bridge 137 View from Mt. Nonotuck Mt. Tom junction and Northampton 138 Button shop, Leeds 139 Upper reservoir Northampton s water supply 140 Mill River cascade, Leeds Knowlton Bros. 141 Northampton from Round Hill---the Meadows and Mt. Holyoke in the distance Northern section 142 Northampton and the Meadows from Mt. Knowlton Bros. Holyoke 143 View from Round Hill Hotel balcony, Ingraham Bros. looking south east 144 View from Round Hill Hotel balcony, Ingraham Bros. looking north east 145 The Ox-bow in Conn. River, from Prospect House, Mt. Holyoke 146 Forest cascade, near North Branch of Manhan river, Northampton 146a Winding brook cascade Houghton & Knowlton / Henry M. Burt 147 Connecticut valley near Mt. Tom junction 148 Mt. Tom from Round Hill 149, View from Mt. Nonotuck Mt. Nonotuck looking toward Northampton 152 View from Mt. Nonotuck Mt. Tom junction 153 Mt. Tom junction and Northampton from Mt. Nonotuck 154 View from Mt. Nonotuck Looking across the Connecticut River 155 View from Mt. Holyoke, looking W.S.W. Oxbow in Connecticut River, Easthampton in distance 156 The ox-bow in Conn. River, from the Prospect House, Mt. Holyoke 157 Oxbow from Mt. Holyoke 157a View from Hockanum, near Mt. Holyoke, showing Conn. River

6 158 Connecticut valley near Northampton quarry 159 Looking up Conn. River, from Mt. Tom Knowlton Bros. 160 Sand bank near Mt. Tom junction 161, Bird s eye view of Connecticut valley 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, Connecticut river winter 169 Cutting ice in the Connecticut 169a, 169b (2 copies) Hail stones, of the great storm of June 20, 1870 Knowlton Bros. 169c, Frozen fountain J.D. Lawrence & Co. 169d 170 Mount Holyoke railway 171 Mount Holyoke railway Knowlton Bros. 172, 173, 174 The Pass, near Conn. River, on road from Hockanum to South Hadley 175 mountain road 176 Bitter-sweet Creek, near Mt. Holyoke Knowlton Bros. 177 Globe Rock, near Titan s Piazza, Mt. Holyoke 178 Titan s Piazza, Mt. Holyoke, Front view 179 Titan s Piazza, Mt. Holyoke Old Titan in his chair 180 Interior of Mt. Holyoke Railway J.D. Lawrence & Co. 181, Prospect House, Mt. Holyoke, from the 182 south 183 View from Prospect House, Mt. Holyoke, looking south. Conn. River and Mt. Tom in the distance 184 Prospect house, Mt. Holyoke, foot of Knowlton Bros. railway 185 Half-way house, Mt. Holyoke 186 Conn. River from Elizabeth Rock, near Northampton, Northampton Bridge and Mt. Holyoke in the distance 187 Mt. Holyoke Railway, as seen from Prospect House 188 Half-way house, Barn and Railway

7 Station, Mount Holyoke 189 Mount Holyoke, from the Avenue Knowlton Bros. 190 (2 Rocky Pass Point, Conn. River, near Knowlton Bros. copies) base of Mt. Holyoke 191 Mt. Holyoke Range from Prospect House J.D. Lawrence & Co. 192, The Cove, in Conn. River, near Titan s 193 Pier, Mt. Holyoke, Mt. Tom in the distance 194 Rocky Pass Cover, in Conn. River, Mt. F.H. Putnam & Co. Tom in the distance 195 Mt. Tom and Cover in Conn. River from Knowlton Bros. Hockanum 196, View of Mount Tom Mt. Tom in distance 200 View on Conn. R.R., Mt. Tom in distance Knowlton Bros. 201 Conn. River Railroad, Mt. Tom in distance Knowlton Bros. 202 Mt. Tom in distance 203 View of Mt. Tom 204 View from Mt. Tom little summer house 204a on the mountain 204a Duck hawk s eggs & eyrie, Summer Mt. 205, 206, , , Tom View from Table Rock, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Conn. River and Mt. Toby in the distance South Deerfield from Sugar Loaf Mountain, looking west View from summit of Sugar Loaf 210 Mountain, looking South 212 Conn. River bridge and Sunderland Village, from Table Rock, Sugar Loaf Mountain, looking east 212a Bloody Brook monument, South Deerfield, Mass. 213 View of Easthampton, Town Hall, Knowlton Bros. Mt. Holyoke & Tom in distance 214 First Church, Easthampton Knowlton Bros. 215 Easthampton Williston Seminary 215a Williston Seminary, Easthampton F.H. Putnam & Co. 215b Samuel Williston, Skeleton Leaves Putnam & Ewing / I.L. Rogers 216 National Button Co. s Mill, Easthampton Knowlton Bros. / F.H. Putnam & Co. 217 Nashawannuck Mills, Easthampton Knowlton Bros. 218 Hon. E. H. Sawyer s garden, and Manhan F.H. Putnam & Co.

8 Valley, Easthampton 219 Valley of the Manhan, Easthampton F.H. Putnam & Co. 220 Looking up the valley of the Manhan F.H. Putnam & Co. 220a W.E. Church, Easthampton, Children s Day June 8, b Williston Mills, Easthampton, from Mt. Knowlton Bros. 221, 222, 223 Tom View from Prospect House, Mt. Holyoke, looking north, Conn. River and Hadley in the distance 224 View from Mt. Holyoke looking north. Connecticut River, Meadows, Streets of Hadley, Sugarloaf Mt. in distance Hadley, Russell St. west from Town Hall 226 Hadley Meadows Knowlton Bros 227 Hadley 227a Mts. Holyoke & Tom with Aqua Vitae Meadow, from foot of Old Hadley Street. In this meadow Burgoyne s army encamped when on their way from Saratoga to Boston as Prisoners of War 228 Holyoke City Hall tower 229 Holyoke near the station; City Hall tower 230, Dam across the Conn. River, at Holyoke The curve before reaching Holyoke 233 Holyoke-Soldier s monument 234 Mills at Holyoke 235 Meekins monument, Williamsburg 236 View of Williamsburg 237 Williamsburg from Petticoat Hill 238 Mill River, Williamsburg 239 An old South Hadley Church (burned 1874) 240 View on Stony Brook, foot of Mt Holyoke Seminary grounds Knowlton Bros. 241 Miss Mary Lyons tomb 242 At Holyoke Dam, So. Hadley side Alden s Views STEREOSCOPES OF MILL RIVER FLOOD After the great flood of May 16, 1874 STM 1 (2 copies) STM 2 Geo. Cheney, gate-keeper at Williamsburgh Reservoir Cheney s House at Reservoir, Williamsburg Knowlton Brothers

9 STM 2a Bed of Williamsburgh Reservoir, showing east Knowlton Brothers wall STM 3 View of dam, looking north W.B. Miles & Co. STM 4 View of dam from bed of pond, looking south W.B. Miles & Co. STM 5 Williamsburg Reservoir F.J. Moore STM 5a West wall of reservoir Knowlton Brothers STM 6 Bed of Williamsburgh Reservoir Knowlton Brothers STM 7 Ruined sections of dam J.A French STM 8 View at Williamsburgh Reservoir view from Knowlton Brothers east side showing both walls STM 9 Williamsburgh Reservoir, showing break in both Knowlton Brothers walls STM 10 View of where the flood entered Williamsburgh STM 11 View from below Spellman s Button Factory, F.J. Moore looking north STM 12, Site of Spelman s Button Factor and Saw Mill, Knowlton Brothers STM 13 Williamsburgh STM 14 View of wash at Williamsburg, looking down, W.B. Miles & Co. showing site of Bridge, two Saw Mills, one Grist Mill, and Button Shop STM 15, View at Williamsburgh, near the point where Knowlton Brothers STM 16 flood first entered STM 17 West branch Mill River, Williamsburg STM 18 Across Mill River with ruins J.A. French STM 19 Main Street, looking south F.J. Moore STM 20 Collins Graves as he rode through the streets of F.J. Moore Williamsburg, Skinnerville and Haydenville STM 21 View of Williamsburg from Skinner s Dam F.J. Moore STM 22 H.L. James woolen factory F.J. Moore STM 23 View at Williamsburgh, James Mill in the Knowlton Brothers distance STM 24 James Mill Knowlton Brothers STM 25 Distant view of village, tents and ruins from J.A. French Skinnerville STM 26 View at Cove near depot, wreck of Iron Bridge, Knowlton Brothers Williamsburgh STM 27 Site of Skinner s Silk Mill W.B. Miles & Co. STM 28 View at Skinnerville: View showing ruins of Silk Knowlton Brothers Mill from the south STM 29 View at Skinnerville: Site of Wm. Skinner s Silk Knowlton Brothers Mill looking across the river STM 29a, Site of Wm. Skinner s Silk Mill, Skinnerville Knowlton Brothers STM 30 STM 31 View of J. Bartlett s house at Skinnerville W.B. Miles & Co. STM 32 View above Skinner s house, looking south F.J. Moore

10 STM 33 Wm. Skinner s house from across the river Knowlton Brothers STM 34 W. Skinner s house at Skinnerville W.B. Miles & Co. (2 copies) STM 35 Wm. Skinner s house (later moved to Holyoke) Knowlton Brothers STM 36 View of all remaining buildings in Skinnerville F.J. Moore STM 37 Houses of John Coogan and Thomas Skinner W.B. Miles & Co. STM 38 Main Street, M. Hubbard house F.J. Moore STM 39 Wm. Skinner s former residence (a wreck) J.A. French STM 40 Thaddeus Bartlett s house, Skinnerville Knowlton Brothers STM 41 View at Skinnerville, near site of Silk Mill Knowlton Brothers (2 copies) STM 42 View at Haydenville from Miller s Hill Knowlton Brothers STM 43 Main Street F.J. Moore STM 44 [unidentified building] STM 45 handwritten note: Before the flood Knowlton Brothers STM 46 Hayden, Gere & Co. s Brass foundry J.A. French STM 47 View of Hayden, Gere & Co. Bank building and Knowlton Brothers office, Haydenville, before the flood STM 48 Bank building, Haydenville, before the flood STM 49 View of Hayden, Gere & Co. s Office and Brass Knowlton Brothers shop, before the flood STM 50 STM 51 Hayden, Gere & Co. s brass foundry F.J. Moore STM 52 Hayden, Gere & Co. s brass works STM 53 Hayden, Gere & Co. s brass foundry J.A. French STM 54 Site of Hayden, Gere & Co. s Brass Works, Knowlton Brothers Haydenville STM 55 Hayden, Gere & Co. s Brass Works, at W.B. Miles & Co. Haydenville STM 56 View of ruins, looking down stream from W. B. Miles & Co. Hayden, Gere & Co. s Brass Works STM 57 Site of Hayden, Gere & Co. s Brass shops, Knowlton Brothers Haydenville STM 58 Site of bridge at Haydenville Brass Works, at W.B. Miles & Co. (2 copies) Haydenville STM 59 [no caption] Ingraham Bros. STM 60 Looking down the River at Haydenville Knowlton Bros. STM 61 View of ruins at Haydenville, looking north W.B. Miles & Co. STM 62 View near the depot showing boarding house Knowlton Brothers STM 63 Boarding house, floated fifty yards J.A. French STM 64 View of Haydenville below dry bridge F.J. Moore STM 65 View of Haydenville above dry bridge F.J. Moore STM 66, Workmen digging for buried goods from Brass J.A. French STM 67 Foundry STM 68 View of Cotton Mill and Tobacco Mill (before the Knowlton Brothers

11 flood) STM 69 Haydenville STM 70 Haydens Cotton Factory F.J. Moore STM 71 View of Haydenville looking up the river F.J. Moore STM 72 Cotton Mill and site of Tobacco Works, Haydenville STM 73 Leeds Village, from the hill before the flood Knowlton Brothers STM 73a Nonotuck Dam, where Flood first struck Knowlton Brothers STM 74 Silk Mill dam Leeds STM 75 STM 76 View at Leeds: Nonotuck Silk Mill, and break in Knowlton Brothers dam STM 77 Nontuck [sic] Silk Mill F.J. Moore STM 78 STM 79 Ruins of Stone Bridge at Leeds W.B. Miles & Co. STM 80 Stone bridge Leeds STM 81, Ruins of Stone Bridge, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 82 STM 83 View near Stone Bridge, looking up Leeds street Knowlton Brothers STM 84 Depot J.A. French STM 85 Main Street F.J. Moore STM 86 View of street in Leeds, May Knowlton Brothers (4 copies) STM 87 Ruins of boarding house and engine house, at W.B., Miles & CO. Leeds STM 88 Up the river view J.A. French STM 89 View on Main Street, wreck near depot Knowlton Brothers STM 90 View in Main St., Leeds, wreck of engine house Knowlton Brothers STM 91, Street, houses in Leeds STM 92 STM 93 House in Leeds STM 94 View of Leeds, looking up stream W.B. Miles & Co. STM 95, Quigley House, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 96 STM 97 Quigley s housefrom the west Knowlton Brothers (2 copies) STM 98 View of Leeds looking north-west F.J. Moore STM 99 Site of Geo. P. Warner s Button Factory, Leeds Knowlton Brothers (2 copies) STM 101 STM 106 STM 100 Ruins of Geo. P. Warner s button factory, Leeds, Knowlton Brothers showing Engine, &c. STM 100a View near stone bridge, looking up Leeds Street Knowlton Brothers STM 102 Ruins of button factor, Leeds Knowlton Brothers

12 STM 103 View looking up Leeds street near Button shop Knowlton Brothers STM 104 View in Main St., Leeds from site of button Knowlton Brothers factory STM 105 Ruins of Geo. P. Warner s button factory, Leeds, Knowlton Brothers from the south STM 107 Ruins of ivory button mill, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 108 Remains of G. Warner s button shop at Leeds W.B. Miles & Co. STM 109 Critchlows Button Factory F.J. Moore STM 110 General view of Leeds STM 111 General view of Leeds, looking south STM 112 Quingley s meadows F.J. Moore STM 113 Nonotuck Silk Co. and boarding house, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 114 Ruins of Cook s Dam, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 115 Cook s Dam, Leeds STM 116 Cook s Dam, Leeds Knowlton Brothers STM 117 Workmen searching for bodies near Cook s Knowlton Brothers (2 copies) Dam, Leeds STM 118 View from Cook s Dam, Leeds, showing Knowlton Brothers Florence meadows where 71 bodies were found STM 119 STM 120 Pine St. Iron Bridge, twisted up by the flood, Florence Knowlton Brothers POSTCARDS - most are color 1 Lyman Plant House, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 2 A new view of the observatory at Smith College, Northampton, Mass 3 Assembly hall and Smith College buildings, Northampton, Mass. 4, 6 Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 5 College Hall, Smith College, Northampton, Mass 7 Main Street, Northampton, Mass. 8 Union Station, Northampton Mass. 9 Assembly Hall, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 10 Clarke s School, Northampton, Mass. 11 Back Campus, Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 12 First Church, Northampton, Mass. 13 Plymouth Inn, Northampton, Mass. 14, 15 Court House, Northampton, Mass. 16 Northampton High School 17 Northampton Insane Hospital, Driveway and entrance 18 Clarke Library and Memorial Hall, Northampton, Mass. 19, 20, Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass. 21

13 22 Main Street looking East, Northampton, Mass. 23 Main Street, Northampton, Mass. 24 Nonotuck Silk Mills, Florence, Mass. 25 Mill River, Northampton, Mass. 26 Northampton, Main Street 27 U.S. Post Office, Northampton, Mass. 28 The Forbes Library, Northampton, Mass First Congregational Church and Savings Bank, Northampton, Mass. 32 Old ferry at Hockanum, foot of Mt. Holyoke 33 Mt. Holyoke and Connecticut River from Northampton, showing ferry 34 Northampton Insane Hospital, Northampton, Mass. 35 Northampton High School (D.A. Sullivan building) 36 [Smith] College and Plant House, Northampton Mass. 37 Gates of Smith College 38 Unidentified brick building 39 Gothic seminary [copy negative and print on file, X37, Xn14-37] 40 Former home of ex-president Calvin Coolidge, Northampton, Mass. 41 The Manse, 54 Prospect Street, Northampton, Mass. 42 Sessions House, (built 1700: Hunt House) Smith College 43 President Seelye s residence and Hillyer Art Gallery, Smith College 44 Lyman House, South Hadley 45 Calvin Coolidge Memorial Bridge over the Connecticut River; dedicated on Oct. 12, In the flower garden, Child s Park, Northampton, Mass 47 Boat House, Paradise Pond, Northampton, Mass. 48, 49, Unidentified park or memorial 50, Unidentified park 53 Look Park 54 The three bridges, Hadley, Mass. 55 Hotel Northampton An Inn of Colonial Charm A kitchen corner in Wiggins Old Tavern 56 Plymouth Inn, Northampton, Mass. 57 Main Street, Northampton, Mass 58 College Hall, Smith College