Amherst Collection

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."

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

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…

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…

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.…