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Identified (in ink) on the front as Father Louis LeDuc of the Church of Notre Dame du Sacre Couer in North Adams. He died in May 1894. The photograph was taken by the studio of C(onstant) Bombardier, 44 Holden Street, North Adams, Mass. The back is…

A cabinet card photograph taken at the Hurd & Smith's Excelsior Gallery. James Stevens was one of the stagecoach drivers who took passengers over the Hoosac Mountain before the Hoosac Tunnel opened in 1875. He is mentioned in Washington Gladden's…

A young girl in a dark dress, with smocking and a plaid sash around her waist. The photograph was taken by C(onstant) Bombardier, 44 Holden Street, North Adams, Mass. On the back (in pencil): "Ina J. Borden/6 yrs"

Photographic portrait of a young man by H. E. Goodrich, North Adams, Mass. The back is blank.

Photograph of a little girl in a light colored dress with a lacy hem by Jas. Goodall, 44 Holden Street, North Adams, Mass. The back is blank.

A full-length view of a young woman weating a pleated skirt. She is resting her left hand on a rustic chair. On the front: "Holden & Webster/North Adams,/Mass" On the back: "Holden & Webster/photo-portraits/cor. Center and Lincoln st./North…

A photograph of a young girl, seated, in a checkered blouse and dark skirt. Her hair is cut short. On the front: "Holden & Webster/North Adams, Mass." On the back: "Holden & Webster/photo-portraits/cor. Center and Lincoln St./North…

The central shaft of the Hoosac Tunnel. On the back: "No.799/Hoosac Tunnel,/ruins of central shaft. This view represents Mallory making his third perilous descent/for the recovery of the bodies of the thirteen unfortunate men, the second/morning…

North Adams, Massachusetts

A view of the deep gorge below Clark's Mill. On the back: "Stereoscopic views/of/Hoosac Tunnel, Berkshire Hills, Greylock Hall,/Natural Bridge, &c./Published by H. D. Ward, Main Street,/Opp. Savings Bank,/North Adams, Mass." This is followed by a…

A view of the site of the West Shaft of the Hoosac Tunnel and the piles of removed rubble. On the front: "Russell & Stone - 1873/Hoosac Tunnel and Vicinity." On the back: "No.26.- West Shaft and dumps./Half a/mile from West End, 318 feet deep. The…

A rural scene of hills, a few buildings and, on the right, a seated man holding a book. On the back: "Views of/North Adams & Vicinity,/from/Hurd & Smith's/Excelsior Gallery,/Main Street, 2 doors east of Wilson House,/North Adams." Followed by a list…