Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Date = 1904-1918
  • Subject = Winstead Bell

About This Collection

The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. The photographs that will be selected for online display are significant because they provide a broad overview of life immediately before, during, and after the Progressive Era in the Allegheny Mountains region (mostly Somerset Co., PA & northern Maryland). The photographs capture families & individuals both in portraits and in natural settings, military men, coal mines, mills, railroads, transportation, education, and African American families. Our photographs have been used in Somerset Magazine and in the book "Allegheny Passage Companion, Guide to History & Heritage Along the Trail" by Bill Metzger. Accessibility to the collection will be enhanced because the images will be searchable online. Currently the photographs are accessioned on paper but are not included in our library catalog. Digitization would allow users easy & free access to historical photographs that would otherwise essentially be hidden in a closet.
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Mr. and Bell Winstead standing on a sidewalk
Winstead, Mr., Winstead Bell
Mr. Winstead stands tall in a long dark overcoat and dark slacks. He holds a fancy top hat on his arm. A full head of dark hair and a long dark beard extending to his chest give a look of distinction. Bell Winstead is elegant in a long white dress tucked at the bottom. Dark buttons accent the front, and buttons also decorate the long sleeves. Her hair is piled softly on top of her head. They stand together on the sidewalk with large bushes behind. Transcribed from the front 'Mr. Winstead-Bell Winstead.' 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. postcard.
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