From the Coolidge Museum: Governor Coolidge walks out on opening day April 15, 1920 with the Red Sox and Washington Senators at Fenway Park. The old left field Wall and Duffy's Cliff are visible behind them. The Red Sox defeated the Senators and an ailing Walter Johnson 7-6 to start a five game winning streak to open the season.

From Special Collections: The Northampton Little League Gazette Team from 1958. 

From Forbes Special Collections: Northampton Little League players pose with Red Sox players at Fenway Park. We believe the players are Del Wilber and Harry Agganis (the "Golden Greek" from Lynn, Mass.), which would date the photograph as 1954.

Here are cyclists H.R. Graves, E.E. Davies, and L.L. Campbell photographed in Northampton, Mass. about 1890. From the Forbes Library Image Collection.

From Special Collections: Children and onlookers swarm around Julius P. Maine during one of his annual Marble and Penny Scrambles near "Post Office Corner" (later known as Bird's Store) in Florence, circa 1910-1917. Photograph by Walter E. Corbin. After the passing of his wife Aurelia and only daughter Florence in the Spring of 1910, Maine organized the yearly children’s event called the “Marble Scramble.” at which he would move through the crowd of children and throw marbles and later pennies. As many as 3,000 people were reported to attend the annual event, the date of which was often a mystery until the last minute. The location was nearly always the center of Florence though the library also has images of a "Maine scramble" on the corner of Strong Avenue and Main Street in Northampton during this period. He also donated the land that became known as Maine's Field in Florence, established an endowment for Florence's annual Memorial Day parade, donated the fountain in Florence Center in honor of his brother George and the old fountain in Spring Grove Cemetery, in addition to many other generous gifts to Cooley Dickinson Hospital, the Lathrop Home and other local institutions. #flashbackfriday

World's Famous Circus of Cahillane Terrace, Florence. Summer 1960. Photograph from the Daily Hampshire Gazette Archives, Forbes Library Special Collections. #throwbackthursday

Northampton Teen Center, Battle of the Bands August 1967. Photograph from the Daily Hampshire Gazette archives. Help us identify the band pictured here! The article this photo accompanied talked about how the Teen Center on Center St. was under threat because of rumors of bad behavior surrounding the club. The teens were organizing a 'battle of the bands' to save the club. It said all of the best of the local bands would be performing, including The Century, The Mad Olives, The Nazz, The Notes from the Underground and the Ravens, but did not list the identity of the band in the accompanying photograph with the fabulous backdrop. Anyone remember these faces?#throwbackthursday

50 years ago today the Beatles released Revolver! A little over 50 years ago (October 1965) these ladies appeared at a Hamp High booster day assembly as the "Beatles + 1". From left to right Debbie Ahearn, Ginny Christenson, Sandy Russell, Martha Borawski, Sue McCarthy. Photograph from the Daily Hampshire Gazette. #flashbackfriday

Youth re-enact the flag raising at Iwo-Jima. Florence 1957. Photograph from the Daily Hampshire Gazette Collection.