Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Subject = Women
  • Date = 1904-1918

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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Family on the hillside
Men, Women, Children
Sitting in the grass on the side of a small hill, a lady in a dark skirt and white top holds a baby between her and a man. The man is in dark trousers, a white shirt, and a bow tie. The baby is barefoot in a long white dress. A young girl sits curled up beside the lady. Another small child looks away. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Group photo of eleven individuals
Men, Women
The two men standing in back are dressed in dark suits with high neck white collars and ties. Three ladies in light dresses stand between them. One has a large black bow. The lady's outfit on the viewer’s right is a long dark skirt, a flowered top, and a necklace. Sitting in front is a man in striped pants, dark jacket, and white shirt and tie. A lady to his right is wearing a plain white dress. The two ladies on his left also have plain white dresses. On the end, a lady has a dark skirt and white blouse with a large straight black bow. 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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Man and woman smiling side by side
Men, Women
He has his hair combed neatly to his right, and is wearing a suit coat with a white shirt and tie. The lady on his left is in a dark dress with a high collared, white flowered insert. Her hair is neatly combed and pulled tightly to the back. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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