Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Date = 1918-1930

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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Dorothy and Hazel Mull pose outside
Mull, Dorothy, Mull, Hazel
Hazel Mull stands in the tall grass beside her sister Dorothy Mull, who has slid down in the chair. Hazel is dressed in white leggings and a white dress with a flounced skirt. Her curly hair sits above her ears, and she has bangs. Dorothy is in a white dress. Transcribed from the front 'Dorothy Mull, Hazel Mull.' 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Four people on porch steps
Women, Children
They seem to be ready to go somewhere. The older lady on the bottom step has a long, cool, white summer dress with dots. On the step above, a woman in a dark dress with buttons holds a very young girl in a white knee length dress, with long white stockings and high buttoned shoes. A very prim young girl sits on the top step. Her white dress is pulled over her knees, but her white socks and black buckle shoes are visible. She has her hair cut short with bangs, and wears a large white bow in her hair. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Man and woman standing in front yard
Houses, Men, Women
The man stands casually on the lawn in front of a two story house, with his hands on his hips. He is wearing slacks, a vest, and a white shirt with a tie. His hair is full and thick. Leaves fill the tree behind the lady in a dark skirt, and white blouse. Her hair is parted on her right and swept across her forehead, then back. She holds a wide brimmed hat. 3 x 4 1/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Three children outside
Children
The children are outside by the bushes. A young girl in white stands behind two boys. Her hair is parted in the middle and secured back with a large bow. Sitting on a stool is a young boy in knickerbockers, long stockings, high button shoes, suit jacket, and white shirt with tie. Standing at his knee is a very young boy with tousled hair, holding a bouquet of flowers. He is also wearing knickerbockers with long stockings, and buttoned shoes. A belted jacket is buttoned down the front, and a scarf is around the collar. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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Toddler standing outside with three men
Photographs, Men
The small boy in short white pants, white top, white stockings, and dark shoes, is dwarfed by the three men behind him. The man off to the boy's right is in a vest, white shirt and slacks. The man behind the boy is wearing a suit jacket, vest, white shirt with tie, and slacks. The man standing to the boy’s back left wears work pants with suspenders, and a long sleeved light colored shirt. The leaves are just coming on the tree, and a shed is in the background. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
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