Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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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Two men wearing bowler hats
Portrait photographs, Men
The large curtain is hung, and a fuzzy rug is on the floor, setting the scene for two men in bowler hats. A stool is added to the scene and the man seated on it is wearing a dark suit, vest, and a shirt with tie. His bowler hat is worn angled, and he seems to be waving. The man standing beside him has a dark suit with a light colored vest and white tie. He wears his bowler hat pushed back on his head. 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 sitting in chairs in the yard
Women
Two women sat on chairs in front of a house with a picket fence. It was a day to wear beautiful white dresses with long sleeves puffed at the shoulders. Flowers attached at the collar adorned the front of their dresses. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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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 girls standing in front of Citizens National Bank
Unites States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Citizens National Bank
Standing in front of Citizens National Bank, two young girls in knee length dresses with dark belts pause for a photograph. One of the girls wears knee high stockings. The sign on the bank is visible, and a horse and buggy are seen in the street. 4 x 5 in. black and white photograph.
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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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Two young women and a dog at W.B. Cook's stable
Stables, Women, Dogs
In the corner, where the Cook stable shed meets the fence, two ladies in dark dresses stand resting their arms on the fence. Wood and debris cover the ground in front of them, and a dog stands next to them. Transcribed from the album page ‘WB Cooks Stable.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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An unidentified waterway in Meyersdale, Pa.
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Rivers, Streams
This is either the Casselman River or Flaugherty Creek. The river is not identified on the postcard. It is a peaceful waterway with a grass and tree lined shore. In the background is a utility pole. Transcribed from the front 'Photo by Clayton Walker.' 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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Valley and train tracks
Railroad tracks, Rivers
Very high on a hilltop, a river is seen through the trees. A train track is visible behind the river. 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
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View from summit
Hills, Mountains
The snow covered summit leads to a snow covered mountain below, and follows down into pine trees. Transcribed from the album page ‘View from the summit. Sept. 1916.’ 2 x 1 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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View of Flaugherty Creek with boulders along the sides
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Flaugherty Creek, Rivers
Flaugherty Creek is filled with boulders and rocks of all sizes. The water seems to sit in pools. Trees and shrubs flourish along the creek. Transcribed from the front 'Flaugherty Creek Allegheny Mts.’ 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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View of Meyersdale and river from Kreitzburgh Hill
Kreitzburgh Hill, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
This is a view of Meyersdale from Kreitzburgh Hill in 1897, during a period of time when the town was just growing. A field with grain shocks and a river are visible. Transcribed from the album page ‘Meyersdale from Kreitzburgh Hill.’ 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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View of Meyersdale from the cemetery
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
There is a river seen at the bottom of the picture and a small church is nearby. It is a view of Meyersdale from a cemetery. 5 3/8 X 2 1/2 in. black and white postcard.
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View of Meyersdale from the top of a hill
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Casselman River, Rivers
Meyersdale is seen looking down from a hill. There is a field in the foreground with a covered bridge over Casselman River. Transcribed from the back 'Meyersdale before the R.R. went through.' 11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. black and white photograph.
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View of Meyersdale from the west
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
A view of Meyersdale from the west is shown. The Casselman River runs across the bottom, and Union Cemetery is visible on a hill. Transcribed from the back 'Union cemetery started in 1870. This picture shows South Side School built in 1884.' 8 x 5 in. black and white photograph.
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Visitor on porch at Colonial Hotel
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Colonial Hotel, Hotels
A visitor at the Colonial Hotel in Meyersdale, Pa. sits on the porch rail as he talks to the men sitting on the steps of the store next door. A sign advertising beer hangs from the awning of the store beside the hotel. The street has not been paved, and the sidewalk could be laid with bricks. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Visitors at Mt. Vernon
United States-Virginia-Mt. Vernon
A view of the houses at Mt. Vernon is seen, with visitors coming out of one house. Transcribed from the bottom of the picture 'Mt. Vernon.' 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Wagon wheel shadow in St. Paul, Pa.
United States-Pennsylvania-St. Paul, Carriages & coaches
The shadow of a wheel suggests a buggy traveling down this dirt road. A house sits off to the right. A one story building is nestled among trees on the left side of the road. Transcribed from the back 'St. Paul ? Pa.' 4 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. black and white photograph.
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Washington Monument
Washington Monument, United States-Washington (District of Columbia)
A man in a suit wearing a hat and carrying an umbrella is walking down the roadway. The Washington Monument is standing tall in the background. Transcribed from the album page 'Washington D.C.' 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Water tower beside railroad tracks
Water towers, Railroad tracks
Along all the rail lines where steam engines ran, a water tower was a necessity. Here one is located on one side of the tracks near a wooded area. A small building across from the tower may house a keeper of the tower. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Wesley McClintock standing on a porch
McClintock, Wesley
A tree shadows the porch as Wesley McClintock stands at the edge. Wesley's hair is combed back, and his short beard is showing white. Wind seems to be blowing his dark jacket and the leg of his dark slacks. He holds a hat in his hand. Transcribed from the front 'Wesley McClintock.' 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
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