“Sugarloaf from Meadows”/ “Millriver Plains”

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This view of Deerfield, Massachusetts’ Mount Sugarloaf and the Pocumtuck Range reveals the mountain silhouette that Pocumtuck Indigenous people called “Wequamps” and believed was a huge beaver turned to stone.  Deerfield was once the Pocumtuck’s homeland and one of their creation stories relates that the beaver was killed and turned to stone because of its greed.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerAllen, Mary Electa
Date1909–1911
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicLand, Environment, Geography
Agriculture, Farming
Art, Music, Literature, Crafts
Native American
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Platinum
Dimension details.01: 6.87″ x 10.75″ no border; .02: 7.75″ x 12.75″ mounted.
Catalog #1996.14.0161.01-.03
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Allen, Mary Electa, photographer. Sugarloaf from Meadows. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-14-0161-01-03/. Accessed on November 21, 2024.

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