Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Date = Ca. 1900-1910
  • Subject = Horses

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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Horse and rider
Horses, Women, Houses
A horse and rider stand in the yard of a two story house with a picket fence. The lady on the horse is sitting tall with the reins in her hands, ready to ride. She is wearing a dark skirt with a white long sleeved blouse. On her head is a bowler type hat. 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. glass negative.
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Ready for a ride
Women, Horses, Carriages & coaches
A lady in a white dress sits with the reins in her hands ready for a ride. The horse is harnessed to the buggy and someone holds its bridle. A group of trees are in the side grassy area. 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. glass negative.
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Woman on a black horse
Horses, Women
A beautiful black horse is carefully carrying the lady in a dark dress on its back. She wears a brimmed hat that is rounded on top. In the background near the house, a man looks across the road. 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. glass negative.
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