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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Broadway tennis court
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.
Child on Broadway Street sidewalk in Meyersdale
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.
C.W. Truxal residence
C.W. Truxal residence
Houses, Truxal House, Rowe House, American Legion, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
The Truxal house has three stories. The second floor has a rounded center with three windows. On the third floor, there is a rounded section with three windows and a turret. Along the side of the house, a chimney with a sectioned top rises high above the house. Transcribed from the album page ‘CW Truxal Residence.’ The Truxal/Rowe house still stands and is currently the American Legion building located at 413 Grant Street in Meyersdale. Related images: 97.43.1d, 97.43.1ev, 97.43.1de. 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
Horse and rider in front of Rowe House
Horse and rider in front of Rowe House
Houses, Truxal House, Rowe House, American Legion, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Horses
This building has a turret on the viewer’s left side, is three stories high, and has three dormers on the roof of the third floor. The second floor shows a rounded room with windows. The first floor porch is the width of the house, with a wide set of stairs extending from the porch. A horse and rider trot down the dirt road. Rowe House (previously Truxal House). Transcribed from the album page'Now American Legion.' The Truxal/Rowe house still stands and is currently the American Legion building located at 413 Grant Street in Meyersdale. Related images: 97.43.1d, 97.43.1aw, 97.43.1ev. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
House with surrounding porch
House with surrounding porch
Houses, Truxal House, Rowe House, American Legion, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Horses
The porch surrounds the house from one side to the other. The house has a turret room on the third floor. Many windows are seen on the second floor, and two chimneys extend from the roof. The Truxal/Rowe house still stands and is currently the American Legion building located at 413 Grant Street in Meyersdale. Related images: 97.43.1d, 97.43.1de, 97.43.1aw. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.
J.T. Shipley and J.M. Pfahler stores in Meyersdale
J.T. Shipley and J.M. Pfahler stores in Meyersdale
Stores, Hardware stores, Grocery stores, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Shipley’s Hardware, Pfahler’s Grocery
Center Street was paved with bricks, and in the middle of the street hung a single street light. A wagon sat in the street in front of J.M. Pfahler’s grocery store. Flour and feed could be purchased at J.M. Pfahler's store. Down the street from J.T Shipley's hardware, tall trees lined the sidewalk, and a church steeple could be seen beyond them. J.M. Pfahler's grocery store was located on the corner of Dale and Center Streets. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Man's shadow on Broadway Street in Meyersdale
Man's shadow on Broadway Street in Meyersdale
Houses, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
The shadow of a man or the photographer is seen as he walks up Broadway Street. The street is lined with homes, leafless trees, and a lone fir tree. Transcribed from the album page ‘Broadway [unreadable].’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Miller and Collins store in Meyersdale
Miller and Collins store in Meyersdale
Miller and Collins, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Stores & shops
On Center Street is Miller & Collins ‘Mammoth One Price Clothing-Boot and Shoe House.’ This was printed across the top of the store. Down the street, with three dogs and a group of men standing nearby, is part of a ‘Fike’ sign. Across the street is a ‘Thomas Bros. Drug Store’ sign. Next, a small sign reads ‘Agency for Footer's Dye Works,’ with ‘Laundry’ written beneath it. Transcribed from the album page ‘Centre St. from Dr. Sheppard’s.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Shipley's Hardware on Center Street in Meyersdale
Shipley's Hardware on Center Street in Meyersdale
Shipley's Hardware, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale, Stores & shops, Hardware stores, Grocery stores
A lone streetlight hangs in the middle of Center Street. At night, it lights up Shipley's Hardware on the corner. Across the street, it lights the front of Pfahler’s Groceries. Transcribed from the album page ‘Same from – Shipleys.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Truxal House
Truxal House
Houses, Truxal House, Rowe House, American Legion, United States-Pennsylvania-Meyersdale
The Truxal house has three stories. The first floor shows two entrance doors and four windows. It is surrounded by a porch extending from the first entrance door to the other end of the house. The second floor shows a turret with a rounded center with three windows. Off to the right, a section with a pointed roof has a window with a rounded top. On the third floor, there is a rounded section with three windows and a funnel shaped roof. Along the side of the house, a chimney with a sectioned top rises high above the house. Transcribed from the album page ‘Truxell [sic] House.’ The Truxal/Rowe house still stands and is currently the American Legion building located at 413 Grant Street in Meyersdale. Related images: 97.43.1aw, 97.43.1ev, 97.43.1de. 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. black and white photograph.