Browse Items · Archival Photos from Mary Helen Cochran Library

The Front of the Library, 1929

An exterior shot of the front of the library in 1929.

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Students astride horses by the side of an unknown road in 1924.

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Students riding horses on a wooden bridge.

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[written on back in pen]:“a stable-mate of Eugenie Morenus’ horse (Toby) – when most horses were rented from Amherst”

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Construction workers in the middle of building the Cochran library

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Sarah Dodgen and Maria Bemis (standing) and Kathryn Graham (sitting) enjoy the brand new library.

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