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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Berlin baseball team
United States-Pennsylvania-Berlin, Baseball, Baseball players, Athletes
The Berlin baseball team had nine players. The uniform tops were long sleeved with dark collars, and their black and white socks were pulled up to meet pants that came just below the knee. ‘Berlin’ was printed across the front of the shirt. All wore baseball hats, and some held baseball mitts. Two men in black suits with bowler hats, and one man in a white shirt, vest, and bowler hat, joined the team on the field. Transcribed from the back 'Many thanks for the card received some time ago. Hello Grace. We certainly miss you at the store. Miss Grace Philson E.E. Pittsburgh. Pa. C.H. Rowe Co.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Bird's eye view of Meyersdale from Saylor Hill
Saylor Hill, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
This bird’s eye view of Meyersdale from Saylor Hill shows a dip in the mountain range in the distance. Transcribed from the front 'Birds’ eye-view of Meyersdale, Pa. from Saylor Hill.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Black bull by barn
Bulls, Horses, Barns, Emert, Vincent, Saylor, John, Schrock, Earl, Saylor, Emert
A black bull and a man stand facing each other. A lady and two children stand by the smaller brick shed of the large wooden barn. Wearing a derby hat with a light jacket, a man pauses by his wagon while holding the reins of his two white horses. It is a large barnyard, and other cattle are behind a fenced area. Transcribed from the front '1908.' Transcribed from the back 'Vincent Emert, John Saylor, Earl Schrock, Emert Saylor.' 7 1/8 x 5 in. black and white photograph.
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Markleton Sanitarium in Somerset Co., Pa.
Markleton Sanitarium, United States-Pennsylvania-Markleton, Sanatoriums, Health care facilities
The Markleton Sanitarium in Somerset Co., Pa. has a beautiful forest behind it. The building had many sections, with its turrets and pointed roofs spanning quite a large area. A long sidewalk leads to the steps at the entrance. A porch the length of the building seems to flow into the porches on the other buildings. Transcribed from the front 'Chas H. Fisher & Son. Markleton Sanitarium, Somerset Co. Pa.' Transcribed from the back 'Dear Sir, If any mail comes down there or is there for Edythe Baker, please send it at once to Somerset and Oblidge. Mr. Postmaster Boswell, Pa.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Miners Concert Band
United States-Pennsylvania-Pine Hill, Bands, Musical instruments, Werner, Ellis, Werner, Harry, Werner, Joe, Keld, Sav., Hoffa, Jas., Eckman, Andy, Blubaugh, Austin, Shorr, Robert, Hoffa, Howard, Werner, Simon, Smith, Allen, Smith, Jerry, Werner, ?, Werner, Bill, Blubaugh, Charles, Lichty, Norman, Hoffa, Charles
‘Miners Concert Band, Pine Hill, Pa’ is painted on a drum. The picture was taken at Power House, Goodtown. The members in the front row were: Ellis Werner, Harry Werner, Joe Werner, Sav. Keld, Jas. Hoffa, and Andy Eckman. They played clarinets, bugles, and cymbals. The members in the back row were: Austin Blubaugh, Robert Shorr, Howard Hoffa, Simon Werner, Allen Smith, Jerry Smith, [unknown] Werner, Bill Werner, Charles Blubaugh, Norman Lichty, and Charles Hoffa. They played tubas, trombones, trumpets, and drums. All were in band hats and dark uniforms with trim on the sleeves and collars. Names were transcribed from a separate sheet. 10 x 8 in. black and white photograph.
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Old Courthouse in Somerset, Pa.
United States-Pennsylvania-Somerset, Courthouses
The courthouse in Somerset, Pa. is a two story brick building. Six rounded columns support a roof with a tower structure on top. Three chimneys also arise from the roof on the left side. On the side of the building, 14 windows are shown, and more are at the front entrance. Houses sit beside the courthouse. Transcribed from the front 'Old Court House, Somerset, Pa.' Transcribed from the back 'Dorsey C. Lint, Jennerstown, Pa.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Trout stream in Elk Lick, Pa.
Streams, United States-Pennsylvania-Salisbury
The trout stream in Elk Lick, Pa. may take some time to get to, as the stream flows through a bramble of fallen trees and bushes. Transcribed from the front 'Trout stream, Elk Lick, Pa.' Transcribed from the back 'Thanks for the beautiful card. Ida. Dorsey Lint, Jennerstown, Pa.' Local note: Salisbury was once called Elk Lick. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Young girl with white bow
Children
Her arm is raised with something in her hand that she seems to want to give to the photographer. This beautiful young girl with dark curls and a white bow holds a steady look for the photographer. The white dress is long and full with a high collar. Bows are on the sleeves and on the front of the dress. 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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