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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Group photo under porch
Men, Women, Dogs
This group of ten people stopped under the porch for this photo. Standing in the back are six men in light slacks, dark slacks, white shirts with ties, dark shirts with no ties, and dark jackets. All are wearing hats. White dresses were worn by the two ladies sitting on the ground, and by the young girl standing. A man in a white shirt is positioned behind a flowering shrub. A large dog also got in the picture. Transcribed from the back 'ans soon Dear Nelle.' 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Man and woman sit with dog
Men, Women, Dogs
In front of the porch window that reflects the leaves of a tree, a man in a white striped long sleeved shirt, dark trousers, and high top shoes, sits relaxing in a chair. Sitting close beside him, a lady in a long white dress has a black and white dog sitting quietly on her lap. On the porch floor, two vases of flowers sit by their feet. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Men peeking out the window at four people on a porch
Men, Women, Dogs
In the window on the viewer’s left, two men are watching the people on the porch. A man is standing on the porch in a dark suit, vest, white shirt and bowler hat, with his hands in his pockets. A woman with a light colored coat, dark skirt, and hat, stands slightly in front of him holding something in her hands. Two women in dark dresses with puffed sleeves sit on the edge of the porch. One woman has her hands on her hips. A dog joins in for the picture. Transcribed from the album page ‘Old Fortress. M.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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