Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Date = 1918-1930
  • Subject = Women

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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Four people on porch steps
Women, Children
They seem to be ready to go somewhere. The older lady on the bottom step has a long, cool, white summer dress with dots. On the step above, a woman in a dark dress with buttons holds a very young girl in a white knee length dress, with long white stockings and high buttoned shoes. A very prim young girl sits on the top step. Her white dress is pulled over her knees, but her white socks and black buckle shoes are visible. She has her hair cut short with bangs, and wears a large white bow in her hair. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Man and woman standing in front yard
Houses, Men, Women
The man stands casually on the lawn in front of a two story house, with his hands on his hips. He is wearing slacks, a vest, and a white shirt with a tie. His hair is full and thick. Leaves fill the tree behind the lady in a dark skirt, and white blouse. Her hair is parted on her right and swept across her forehead, then back. She holds a wide brimmed hat. 3 x 4 1/8 in. black and white postcard.
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