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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Capitol as backdrop for man and woman
Men, Women, Portrait photographs
With the capitol building as a backdrop for their photograph, the lady in the chair smiles slightly, and the gentleman has his arm across her shoulders. She is dressed in an ankle length skirt, a jacket top and floral blouse. On her head she wears a large brimmed hat with a plume of feathers. The gentleman is wearing a dark suit, vest, and white shirt with a tie. His hair is parted in the middle and combed back. Transcribed from the back 'Washington, D.C. Dec. 5, 1915.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Family of five
Portrait photographs, Men, Women, Children
A mother sits holding her baby. She is wearing a long dark dress with a pendant at the neck, and the baby is in a white dress. The tall man to her right wears a dark suit and white shirt. At her left, a young boy stands tall in his dark suit. A younger boy in a dark suit with a white collar and a ribbon tie stands at her knee. 4 x 5 1/2 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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Lady in beautiful hat
Women, Portrait photographs
She stands regal in a white dress that touches the furry rug beneath her feet. The dress has a full skirt, long sleeves, high collar, and is tight at the waist. Wearing a beautiful lace trimmed white hat, she looks slightly off to her left with no smile. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Lady in flowing dark dress
Portrait photographs, Women
She is poised in her dark dress with a high collar and long full sleeves. The skirt of her dress flows smoothly down to the furry rug at her feet. Angled buttons decorate the front of her dress, and a hat with ribbons on top is an added attraction. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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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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Lady standing outside in a plumed hat
Portrait photographs, Women
The lady in a dark dress chose to stand outside for her photograph. She wore a necklace around the collar of the high necked dress, and her sleeves were pushed up to the elbows. The skirt was full and long. She looked off to her left, and her wide brimmed hat with the great feather plume, stood out against the clear background. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Lady with a ribbon in her hair
Portrait photographs, Women
Looking off to her left, a woman’s smooth and shiny hair is tied up with a ribbon. She wears a necklace around the collar of her high necked white dress. 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Lady with swastika belt
Women, Portrait photographs
The lady in an outfit with puffed elbow length sleeves, and a cinched waist band with a swastika in the middle, is leaning on a chair with intricate carvings. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Serene young lady
Portrait photographs, Women
She has a serene look about her as she sits looking off to her left. She tucks her fingers under her chin and rests her elbow on the arm of the decorative high back chair. Her hair is parted in the middle, and pulled slightly back in curls. With a long sleeved white dress ruffled from the knees down, and a wide belt cinched around her waist, she is ready for the portrait. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Three girls standing shoulder to shoulder
Portrait photographs, Women
Three girls are standing shoulder to shoulder. The woman on the viewer’s left wears a locket and fastens her high collar with a brooch. She wears a striped dress, and her hair is dark and curly. The middle lady in a jacket with puffed sleeves, and high necked white blouse, seems the oldest. Her collar is secured with a brooch, and she wears a locket. Parting her hair in the middle, she curls the sides back. On the viewer’s right, the girl looks younger than the others, and her hair is parted on her right, and swept back. Puffed sleeves and high collars are the style, as her checked dress is the same. 8 3/8 x 6 in. black and white photograph.
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Two ladies in white dresses
Portrait photographs, Women
The lady on the viewer’s left is in a long white dress, with elbow length sleeves, and a rounded collar. She has her leg perched on the arm of the chair and her arm across the shoulder of the lady sitting in the chair. In her full skirted white dress with puffed elbow length sleeves, the lady in the chair tilts her head slightly to her right and casually rests her arm on the other lady's leg. Transcribed from the back 'Miss Clara Bowman Meyersdale, Pa, Route #3.' 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Two women with large hats and hand muffs
Portrait photographs, Women
Wearing a sleek, dark, buttoned coat with a scarf, the woman on the viewer’s left has a half smile, and looks slightly to her right. Her hat is wide brimmed with a ribbon band and bow, and in her hand she holds a muff. A wide brimmed hat with a feather plume and jeweled hat pin adorns the lady on the viewer’s right. Under the dark coat she is wearing is a high necked white blouse, and a muff is on her hands. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Two young ladies in fur coats and hats
Portrait photographs, Fur coats, Hats, Women
They are bundled against the weather. The young lady to the viewer’s left is wearing a shiny fur coat with a dark furry collar pulled up to her ears. The younger lady has a much furrier coat. The soft looking fur collar is also pulled up close to her ears. They both chose the same white, round hat, with a feather standing up. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Woman with high collared checkered dress
Portrait photographs, Women
This young lady wore a high necked checkered dress. The pleated front was enhanced by a lace scarf that hung around her neck and down the front of the dress. Her checked dress had long sleeves with puffed caps. She had her bangs cut short, and the rest of her hair was smoothly pulled to the back. 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
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Woman with large feathery hat
Portrait photographs, Women
Today she wears a dark dress with a white V shaped lace insert. The high neck collar is dark, and a necklace adds an extra touch. Her hair is very thick and is piled high upon her head; she appears to be wearing a hat. 2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Young girl with bows on dress poses for her portrait
Portrait photographs, Children, Women
She looks to be in her teen years. For this sitting, she chose a dress with bows on the shoulders. The top part of the dress is patterned, and leads to a high neck rounded collar. With her hair pulled back and secured with a bow, she looks slightly off to her right. 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Young girl with small smile
Portrait photographs, Women, Children
This young lady is wearing a black dress with ties at the collar. Her hair is parted at the side and is cut short to her ear lobes. She has evenly cut bangs. 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Young lady in striped dress
Portrait photographs, Women
Her stance, with head held high, shoulders straight, and arms behind her back, gives a look of determination. Her hair is full and softly pulled back. She chose a long striped dress with capped short sleeves over long sleeves, and a high necked collar. She wore a locket. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Young lady in white dress with high collar
Portrait photographs, Women
For this portrait, she chose a white jacket over a high necked white blouse, and a collar secured with a brooch. A locket is pinned by her left shoulder. Her curly hair is parted on her right. 3 x 3 in. black and white photograph.
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