Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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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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Baby in chair
Portrait photographs, Infants
A beautiful baby, with no hair yet, is dressed in a long white dress. A bit of the ruffled underskirt is showing. The chair is draped in a dark cover, and the baby sits quietly. 7 x 4 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Baby in dress on board walkway
Infants
He may be tiny, but his happy smile is huge. In his long white dress he holds his arms out to balance himself. He is standing on the board walkway beside the porch steps for his photograph. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Baby in furry nest
Infants, Portrait photographs
In a rug shaped like a furry nest, the baby in a white dress with tiny black shoes, is nestled safely inside. 3 3/8 x 5/3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Baby in the middle
Infants, Women, Men, Children
The small baby with curly hair and a white dress seems to be floating between the two adults. On the baby's left, a lady sits very straight, and is wearing a light colored, long sleeved, pleated dress. Around her neck is a V-shaped collar. Sitting in a decorative chair on the baby's right is a man in a dark suit, high collared white shirt, and dark tie. 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Bright-eyed baby in wicker chair
Infants
This bright-eyed baby is in a long flowing white dress. The child is tiny in the large, decorative wicker chair. 2 3/3 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Calm baby in a wicker seat
Infants
This baby is propped in front of a large flowered pillow in a wicker chair. The baby is wearing a white dress with a gathered lace collar, and is covered with a blanket. Hair is just starting to grow. 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Frances Weller Imhoff Keim
Infants, Portrait photographs
This young beautiful baby is Frances Weller. She wears a long white dress and tiny black high top tied shoes. She sits in a big decorative wicker chair. Transcribed from the back 'Frances Weller Imhoff Keim, daughter of Forest and Carrie Weller.' 5 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Group portrait featuring babies
Men, Women, Children, Infants, Portrait photographs
Babies are the center of this group portrait, with four on laps and a young boy in front. An older lady is holding two of the babies, and a younger lady is holding one baby. Both women are in dark skirts and white tops. The gentleman behind the small boy is also holding a baby. On the end of the bench, a man has thick hair, a moustache, and a dark suit. Behind him is a group of four men and four women. The ladies are wearing dark and light colored dresses, and the men are in suits and ties. 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Happy baby on board walkway
Infants
Beside the porch steps on the board walkway, the young baby boy with a happy smile and bright eyes, stands gingerly for a photograph. The baby has no hair and is wearing a one piece pant suit with a loose belt. On his feet he is wearing knee socks with buckle shoes. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Happy baby with a big smile
Infants
Sitting in a big chair covered with a flowered tapestry, the baby has a happy smile. The baby's white dress is fringed in lace at the bottom and around the sleeves. The sleeves are capped, and the dress is close around the neck. Very little hair has grown yet. 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Infant on fur throw
Infants
A furry throw is a comfortable seat for this baby in a very full white dress with long sleeves. The dress is pulled in around the neck and tied in back. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Man holding baby with teddy bear
Infants, Men, Women
The lady in the doorway in a long plaid skirt and flowered blouse has the happy smile we all have when watching a baby. The baby with dark hair and in a white dress holds on tight to a teddy bear. Holding the baby gently in his arms is a man in a dark shirt, white tie, suspenders, and a newsboy type hat. 3 1/4 X 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Men, women, and baby sitting in grass
Men, Women, Infants
On the side of the hill below a picket fence, two ladies sit in their white dresses, gloves, and shoes tied with ribbons. The lady on the viewer’s left has a wide brimmed hat with a plume of feathers held together by a ribbon and clasp. The lady beside her has a small round hat with ribbons on top. Two gentlemen sit with the ladies in the grass; one in a casual jacket, vest, dark shirt, white tie, and newsboy hat. In his hand is his cigar. The other gentleman has a lighter colored suit, vest, white shirt, tie, and a bowler hat. He is wearing high top buttoned shoes. He holds a baby, who is wearing a white dress, and a bonnet. The baby holds on tight to a teddy bear. A two story house with bay windows is visible in the background. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Sleepy baby in fancy chair
Infants
A baby in a long white dress, sitting in an upholstered chair with a fringe on the arm, appears sleepy. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Young child sitting on fancy throw
Infants, Portrait photographs
A fancy throw covered the chair for the child in the fancy dress. The dress had a white round collar, gathered front, long skirt, and capped ruffles on the shoulder. 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
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Young girl and baby
Children, Infants, Portrait photographs
The young girl with her white laced dress and ringlet curls, has an angelic look about her as she stands with an arm outstretched on the baby's shoulder. The baby, in a full white dress with little pointed booties, is secure in a round back soft chair with fringe. 3 3/4 x 5 in. black and white photograph.
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