A trolley car runs along a broad, tree-lined stretch of South Pleasant Street beside the open green of the town common in Amherst, Massachusetts. Utility poles and overhead wires follow the track. Amherst is the seat of Amherst College, and its shaded streets and commons kept the town's nineteenth-century New England character into the trolley era, when street railways connected it with neighboring Northampton and other Connecticut Valley towns.
Black-and-white halftone reproduction of a photograph, Scott Photo credit; light border along the bottom carrying the caption; minor edge and corner wear.
Postmark: AMHERST SEP 12 7-30A 1908 MASS. Undivided back ("This side for the Address."), red "POST CARD" heading, "Germany." imprint at left edge; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light foxing/toning on cream stock.
Cite this card
South Pleasant Street and the Common, Amherst, MA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/south-pleasant-street-and-the-common-amherst-ma-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.
