Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Subject = Portrait photographs
  • Date = Ca. 1900-1910

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 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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Lady in wide brimmed hat
Portrait photographs, Women
Preferring an outside photo among the flowers, this smiling young lady dressed in a long dark skirt and a white blouse. She finished off the outfit with a long sleeved jacket, and wide brimmed hat. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Man on wicker bench
Portrait photographs, Men
A man rests on a wicker bench in a stage or studio. He pulls his left leg up on the bench, smokes a cigar, and reads the newspaper. He wears light colored slacks and a wrinkled white shirt. The wall behind him is blank, but some scenery can be seen off to the right. The floor is bare wood. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. glass negative.
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Man with cigarette
Men, Portrait photographs
Wearing his suit with a high collared white shirt, a man sat in front of a large painted cloth hanging from the side of a house. He added a cushion to the seat of the chair and sat looking to his left. His hands were folded on his leg, as he held a cigarette. 4 x 5 in. glass negative.
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Men with a mirror
Men, Mirrors, Portrait photographs
A wheel that raises and lowers scenery is pictured on the viewer’s right. The man on the viewer’s right in a dark suit, vest, white shirt, and tie stands holding a mirror. The other man, in a dark suit, stoops down to see himself in the mirror. He kneels on a furry throw rug. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. glass negative.
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Men with scenic backdrop
Portrait photographs, Men
Two men pose in a room with scenic backdrops. The man on the viewer’s left is standing and has his right knee resting on a chair. He is wearing a dark suit and a bowler hat. The other man is sitting cross-legged on a furry throw rug with his hands resting on his knees. He is also wearing a suit and bowler hat. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. glass negative.
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Young men reading The Standard Newspaper
Men, Newspapers, Portrait photographs
With a painted scene behind them, two men read the Standard Newspaper. The man sitting in the chair wears light colored slacks, a dark jacket, a white shirt, a bow tie, and a bowler hat. The other man, with a newsboy hat, smokes a cigarette and sits on the arm of the chair. He is wearing a dark suit and a high collar white shirt with a bow tie. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. glass negative.
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