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Handicraft Vol. III, No. 11 -“How They Do It In Deerfield”
“The Conference at Deerfield, Mass., August 27-31, 1735 Between Gov. Belcher”
View Along the Cold River, Eastern Slope of Mohawk Trail
“Haying”
Advertising Card from L. A. Cook & Co.
Glass Dish
Springfield percussion musket
“Notice of Daniel Shays” in “History of Worcester”
“Federal Activities Reach Deeper Into Private Life” image from Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette newspaper
Arms Manufacturing Company workers
Black Lace Dress
Plane
Athol
Court verdicts of punishment for Shays’ Insurgents published in the Hamsphire Gazette
“The King’s Palace”
Sugar Bowl with Lid
Proclamation regarding Shays’ Rebellion
Cane
Framed photograph of Greenfield Tap & Die Corporation operator during WWII
Violinist and Pianist
“A Full and Graphic Account of the Terrible Mill River Disaster, caused by the Breaking of a Reservoir in Hampshire County”
Basalt hoe or adzes
“Sacrifice of Life”
“The Craftsman”
Planting Potatoes
Hoosac Tunnel North Adams, Mass.
“Civilization rebuked by the savage” in “Gazette and Mercury” Newspaper
Deerfield Inn and Trolley
“Class in Color Design”
Copyright Agreement for book entitled “Antiquarian Researches”
Civil War letter to Agnes Gordon Higginson Fuller from her sister regarding slavery
“Deerfield”
Bit Stock
“Northampton” article on Dealey [Daley] and Halligan from the Hampshire Gazette newspaper
Patent application for J. Wilson’s plow
Flax Hatchel/Hackle
Powder Horn
Church, Town Hall and Post Office, Plainfield, Mass.
Birth Place of D. L. Moody, East Northfield, Mass.
Pages from the Diary of Samuel King
“Welfare Workers on Hope Street Job Ask Two Packages of Tobacco” article from the Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette newspaper
War of 1812 Commemorative Pitcher
Frank Dahowski with a German Field Gun
Proposal of the 14th Amendment by Congress article from the Gazette and Courier newspaper
Division of Real Estate of Lucinda Nims
“Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” book advertisement in the Hampshire Gazette
“Threadwell In New Industrial Era After Decades of Varying Fortunes” article from Greenfield Recorder-Gazette newspaper
Elijah Williams Day Book
“A New England Kitchen”
Beaded Moccasins
Palm Leaf Basket
Tobacco Plantation in the Connecticut Valley
Circulating letter asking for help in destroying Lincoln’s troops published in the Hampshire Gazette
Excerpt from “Our Busy Town”
“The Dyke Mill Bulletin, No. 1”
Seating of the Meeting House
Letter from second headmaster of Deerfield Academy
Mitchell’s Primary Geography. An Easy Introduction to the Study of Geography
Old Tavern Sign, Blandford
Wales St, Wales, Mass.
Tongs
Three Bridges over Green River
Broadside of Abraham Lincoln’s elegy
Bake Kettle
Letter to Samuel Wells from Colonel Elihu Hoyt
Maple Sugar Molds
Deed to Zur Hawks
Petersham
Birchbark container
Harvesting Vine Ripened Cape Cod Cranberries
“An oration delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society of Massachusetts, on the thirtieth day of April, 1813”
“And White As Well” editorial from Greenfield Recorder newspaper
Toy Train
The Birches Along the Mohawk Trail
Work shoe
Student Uniform
Letter to Governor James Bowdoin published in the Hampshire Gazette
Greenfield Public Library Mutule Block
“The Dred Scott Case” article in the Gazette and Courier newspaper
“History of Deerfield”
“Bloody Brook Monument”
Three Bridges over the Green River
Civil War letter to Ella Melendy
Man’s Shirt
“Compliments of Green Furniture & Undertaking Co.”
Letter to Mary (Polly) Ashley
Rock Cut on Mountainside, Mt. Tom
“Learning By Doing At Hampton”
Act of General Court regarding value of bills of public credit article in The Independent Ledger & Amerian Advertiser newspaper
Hand Stamp
“Teachers’ Institute”
Candle Mold
“Log Drive Nears Turners Falls” article in Greenfield’s Gazette and Courier newspaper
“Census of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1895” Volume V
Millers Falls Company’s Micrometer with box
Insurgents in Northfield article published in the Hampshire Gazette
Business Letter to Dennis Stebbins
Pint mug
Go and No-Go Thread and Plug Gages
Athol images from “Picturesque Worcester, Part II- North”
Mail Rider
Belt buckle
A Moral Tale
Shampoo and Lotion products made by The Toiletine Company
Letter to John Sheldon
Three Athol Images from “Quabbin’s Railroad: The Rabbit”
Blueberry basket
Writ of Amasa Smith against Abel Densmore
Elsa Eager Ball (1893-1927) (Mrs. Arthur Ball) in Calash
Partial sample of Saleman’s Kit marketed by Threadwell Tap and Die Company
“Legislature- slave hunting petition”
Wooden Tankard
Beaded Horseshoe Souvenir
“A Dangerous Practice”
“Greenfield Granite and Marble Co.” advertisement
“Manufacture of Silk Not New in New England” from New England Farmer
Milk Pan
“Jeff Davis’ Proclamation”
Camp Meeting Residence
Letter to Agnes Higginson from George Fuller
“Farmers Help the Belgians”
Letter to John Williams
Serving Dish
Esther (Harding) Dickinson (1790-1875)
Colton and Fitch’s Modern School Geography
“Little Captives of 1704”
Chamber Pot
Polly Stebbins (1792-1869)
“Exhibition. Westfield Academy. Order of Exercises.”
“A Trip To Boston”
Excerpts on slavery from “Anecdotes and Reminiscences . A Labor of Love”
Letter to John Sheldon
Niagara Falls needle case
“A Discourse Preached At Heath, Feb. 21, 1816 As A Musical Lecture”
Board Chest
Children’s boots
“The Shepherdess of the Alps” embroidery
Town Meeting
Hatfield Convention of 1782
Phelps mourning embroidery
Newspaper article from the Hampshire Gazette regarding the court
Some of the Beautiful Curves on the Mohawk Trail
Lilla and Mary Ella Childs (1854-1942)
WWII Disabled American Veterans card of Frank Dahowski, Jr.
Mortar
“The Falls, Shelburne Falls, Mass.”
Raffia Basket
Remnant of Burgoyne’s flag
Judy Austin or “There are green monkeys in the garden”
Mt. Sugar Loaf, South Deerfield, Mass.
Child’s highchair
License for Bee Hives
Beaded Bag
Minute Tapioca factory
Bonnet
Pod Auger
Wedding gown
Butter Churn
Plate
Old Indian House Door on Exhibit
Wedding Dress
“Caroll & Queen’s Double Clog Dance”
Rudiments of Reading
Portulaca flower
WWI letter to Emily Gladys Bartlett
Main St. Easthampton, Mass
Court Dancers
Pages from Elijah Williams (Old Soldier’s) account book, Vol. 2
Letter to Dennis Stebbins
“Local Council of Unemployed Has 230 Members” article from the Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette newspaper
“Will Hutchins, Bachelor of Fine Arts”
“Roman Catholic Provincial Council” article from the Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald newspaper
Connecticut River Bridge
Civil War Certificate of Non-Liability for Substitute
Main Street, looking West. Colerain, Mass.
“Picturesque Hampshire”
“Corn Sister” Sculpture
John Richards, Blacksmith
John Russell Cutlery Works, Turners Falls, Mass.
Letter to Capt. Harvey requesting assistance published in the Hampshire Gazette
Iron Axe
“The Boy Scouts Year Book”
Tape loom
Lamson, Goodnow and Company, Birds-Eye View
“Outrages on Colored Soldiers” article from the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper
Boston Museum ad from the Gazette and Courier newspaper
Williamsburgh, Massachusetts
Thaxter Scott House
Letter from James Wells Champney to Misses Baker & Coleman regarding trolley
The Weldon, The Terrace
Abenaki Knitting basket
Petition for Reimbursement by Major Salah Barnard
Letter to Doctor Joseph Goodhue
“History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association”
Picnic, Mt. Sugar Loaf
Colonel Elihu Hoyt Military Commission
Testamonial by Daniel Shays in the Hampshire Gazette newspaper
“Saratoga Illustrated: The Visitor’s Guide to Saratoga Springs”
Streetscape – Royalston Center
“Bad Jam of Logs” article in Greenfield’s Gazette and Courier newspaper