Meyersdale Public Library - Photographs

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  • Date = Ca. 1885-1905

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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Baltimore & Ohio railroad cars
Railroad cars, Railroad cabooses
An engine with a coal car and caboose sits on the train tracks, and printed on the caboose is ‘Balt & Ohio’ with a number underneath. The engine is barrel shaped with a large light and bell on top. The engineer is seen in the cab, and a man is leaning out of the caboose window. The two men standing by the stones strewn along the railroad track seem to be taking pictures. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Broadway tennis court
Tennis courts, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
Holding their tennis rackets, four ladies pause beside a net for a photo. Two of the ladies wear long dark dresses, one wears a long light skirt with a light top, and the other has a dark skirt with a white top. Two houses are seen in the background, and several people sit on the steps. Transcribed from the album page ‘Broadway Core.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Buggy in the distance
Carriages & coaches, Houses, Dirt roads
The tracks in the dirt road show it was well traveled. A lone buggy was in the distance, and trees lined the sidewalk on both sides of the street. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Buggy in the distance on dirt road
Carriages & coaches, Dirt roads
The tracks in the dirt road show it was well traveled. A lone buggy was in the distance, and trees lined the sidewalk on both sides of the street. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Calves and broken fence
Cattle, Cows
The broken part of the fence has been repaired with wire strung across, so the calves are safe from the river beyond the fence. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Campsite among the trees
Camps
A container is captured by the person with the camera, and the campsite mixed in with the tall trees is not easily seen. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Campsite in the woods
Campsites, Carts & wagons, Covered wagons
In a site surrounded by tall trees, a mother and small child sit in front of their tent. Another tent is in the background, and covered wagons are parked nearby. The grass and weeds are tall. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Casselman from the hilltops
Casselman River, Rivers
Looking down from a high hill, a winding Casselman River is seen. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Casselman River flowing under Broadway Bridge
Broadway Bridge, Bridges, Casselman River, Rivers
Two men in suits and bowler hats sit precariously on the metal railing of the Broadway Bridge. The Casselman River runs under the bridge. Transcribed from the album page ‘Broadway-Bridge.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Casselman River near Moser's Farm
Casselman River, Rivers
Near Moser's farm, the Casselman River can be seen with a rocky edge on one side and bushes on the opposite side. A lone tree stands tall near the middle. Transcribed from the album page ‘Near Moser Farm.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Casselman River with view of fields and hills
Casselman River, Rivers
Along the Casselman River is a fenced-in area with a container in the field. The hills that rise above the winding Casselman provide a scenic view. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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C.C. Cook sitting in chair
Cook, C.C.
C.C. Cook, in his dark jacket, vest, white shirt, and bow tie, sits very erect, and looks to his right. Transcribed from the album page ‘C.C.C.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Cemetery behind a fence
Cemeteries, Fences
A broken run-down fence is beside a white fence that also looks run-down. They appear to be in front of a cemetery. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Charlie and Harry Cook on stone blocks at Werner’s Bridge
Werner’s Bridge, Bridges, Cook, Charlie, Cook, Harry, Railroad bridges, bridges
Charlie Cook stands on the bottom stone block at Werner’s Bridge, wearing a light coat over his suit, and holding onto his bowler hat. Harry Cook sits four blocks up from Charlie, and is also in a suit and bowler hat. A telephone pole is seen behind Charlie. Transcribed from the album page ‘Same.’ 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Charlie Cook playing a mandolin and a friend with a guitar
Guitars, Mandolins, Stringed instruments, Musical instruments, Cook, Charlie
Charlie, with his mandolin, and his friend with a guitar, enjoy an evening in the parlor. A piano sits behind them, and pictures hang on the flowered wallpapered wall. A furry throw rug is on top of the flowered carpet. There is a lamp on the table that sits between their chairs. Transcribed from the album page ‘Charlie.’ 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Charlie, Emma, and Ida Cook in W.B. Cook's yard
Cook, Charlie, Cook, Emma, Cook, Ida
Charlie, Emma and Ida Cook are in W.B. Cook's yard. Charlie is sitting on wooden steps and has Emma on his shoulders. Ida is on his left, and is wearing a long dark skirt and a light top with puffy sleeves. She is holding his hand and helping to steady the young girl. Two sheds are in the background. Transcribed from the album page ‘W.B. Cook Yard.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Child on Broadway Street sidewalk in Meyersdale
United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Houses
A child is playing on the sidewalk on Broadway Street. The street is lined with homes and leafless trees. Transcribed from the album page ‘Broadway-St.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Children sitting in chairs in middle of dirt road
Dirt roads, Roads
Two young girls in dresses and hats, enjoy sitting on chairs in the middle of this unidentified dirt road. Trees are plentiful along the street. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Church on a tree lined street
Churches, Carriages & coaches
A buggy travels down the street of this well-kept neighborhood, past a church and a row of houses. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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Church with high steeple
Churches
The cone shaped steeple with the bell tower, rises high above the church. A man finds chairs in front of the church and stops to rest. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
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