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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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At Edith's
At Edith's
Women, United States-Pennsylvania-Chambersburg
Visiting Edith at Chambersburg, Pa. everyone gathered under the canopy for a fun photograph. Transcribed from the album page ‘At Edith’s. Chambersburg, Pa. 1919.’ 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. black and white photograph.
Baby in the middle
Baby in the middle
Infants, Women, Men, Children
The small baby with curly hair and a white dress seems to be floating between the two adults. On the baby's left, a lady sits very straight, and is wearing a light colored, long sleeved, pleated dress. Around her neck is a V-shaped collar. Sitting in a decorative chair on the baby's right is a man in a dark suit, high collared white shirt, and dark tie. 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. black and white photograph.
Capitol as backdrop for man and woman
Capitol as backdrop for man and woman
Men, Women, Portrait photographs
With the capitol building as a backdrop for their photograph, the lady in the chair smiles slightly, and the gentleman has his arm across her shoulders. She is dressed in an ankle length skirt, a jacket top and floral blouse. On her head she wears a large brimmed hat with a plume of feathers. The gentleman is wearing a dark suit, vest, and white shirt with a tie. His hair is parted in the middle and combed back. Transcribed from the back 'Washington, D.C. Dec. 5, 1915.' 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
Cook family's mother
Cook family's mother
Women
The Cook family's mother has a sweet smile as she sits back in the rocker. She wears a dotted dress that is belted at the waist, and has puffed sleeves. Transcribed from the album page ‘Mother.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Cozy couple under an umbrella
Cozy couple under an umbrella
Men, Women, Umbrellas
A cozy couple uses an umbrella to protect them from the sun as they sit together in the grass. The woman is in a long, white, long sleeved dress with frills around the shoulders. The man sits close to her wearing a light colored suit, white shirt, and bow tie. There is a ring is on his finger. 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. glass negative.
Dave Saylor and his wife
Dave Saylor and his wife
Saylor, Dave, Men, Women
The couple sits looking off to their right. Dave is in a dark suit, vest, white shirt, and white bow tie. He has a receding hairline, but a full moustache. Beside him, his wife is wearing a much decorated outfit. The collar is very high and rounded under her chin. The bodice is white trimmed in an array of flowers, with flared caps on the sleeves. Transcribed from the back 'Dave Saylor and Wife.' 5 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Edith in large hat
Edith in large hat
Women, United States-Pennsylvania-Chambersburg
Edith has large rimmed glasses, and she wears a wide brimmed hat. She stands under a canopy of branches in a long sleeved white dress with a bow tied at the collar. A man, a basket, and boxes can be seen inside the canopy. The identifying names were not in the album, but were transcribed from the album’s accession sheet. Transcribed from the album page ‘At Edith’s. Chambersburg, Pa. 1919.’ 2 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. black and white photograph.
Estelle and Frances at Sand Spring
Estelle and Frances at Sand Spring
Women, Sand Spring
Estelle and Frances walk side by side down the path at Sand Spring. One is in a long dark jacket, white blouse, and wide brimmed hat, and the other is in a light colored long coat with buttons, and a small hat. Transcribed from the album page ‘A walk to Sand Spring. April 1916.’ 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Estelle by a mailbox
Estelle by a mailbox
Women
With the wind blowing her long dark, decorated, dress, Estelle pauses by a flower bed with a mailbox in it. Her large brimmed hat does not shield her eyes from the sun, as she is squinting against it. Transcribed from the album page ‘Estelle. Morning of their departure. 1916.’ 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
Family of five
Family of five
Portrait photographs, Men, Women, Children
A mother sits holding her baby. She is wearing a long dark dress with a pendant at the neck, and the baby is in a white dress. The tall man to her right wears a dark suit and white shirt. At her left, a young boy stands tall in his dark suit. A younger boy in a dark suit with a white collar and a ribbon tie stands at her knee. 4 x 5 1/2 in. black and white photograph.
Family on the hillside
Family on the hillside
Men, Women, Children
Sitting in the grass on the side of a small hill, a lady in a dark skirt and white top holds a baby between her and a man. The man is in dark trousers, a white shirt, and a bow tie. The baby is barefoot in a long white dress. A young girl sits curled up beside the lady. Another small child looks away. 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. black and white postcard.
Five people standing on a board sidewalk
Five people standing on a board sidewalk
Women, Men
A gentleman with his back turned stands with four ladies on the boarded sidewalk at H. Staub's residence. The two ladies on the viewer’s left wear fancy dark dresses with full skirts and puffed sleeves. Their hats are round with flowers and feathers. The other two ladies are in fancy white dresses with full skirts and puffed sleeves, and also have round hats with flowers and feathers. Transcribed from the album page ‘Same Place.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Four boys in knickerbockers
Four boys in knickerbockers
Women, Children, Sand Spring
A lady in a dark dress stands behind four young boys at Sand Spring. The boys are in newsboy hats, and all are wearing long dark jackets, white shirts, and ties. Knickerbockers with knee high dark stockings and high top shoes complete their outfits. One young boy checks the top of his head with his hand, as if checking for a lost hat. Transcribed from the album page ‘A walk to Sand Spring. April 1916.’ 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Four people in front of J.M. Olinger's porch
Four people in front of J.M. Olinger's porch
Houses, Men, Women
At J.M. Olinger's residence, four people stand by the porch. A young man in a top coat and bowler hat rests against the porch post with his hand on his hip. The lady on the top step has a long stole around the neck of her light jacket, and her skirt is dark. The other two ladies are in dark outfits. All are wearing hats. Transcribed from the album page ‘JM Olinger Residence.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Four people on porch steps
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.
Four women and a man sitting on J.M. Olinger's porch
Four women and a man sitting on J.M. Olinger's porch
Houses, Men, Women
Four ladies sit on the steps at J.M. Olinger's home. They are joined by a gentleman in a light colored jacket, high top tied shoes and a bowler hat. The ladies, with their stoles, have warm jackets, gloves, and hats with flowers and feathers. Transcribed from the album page ‘JM Olinger Residence.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Four women and one man stand under a porch
Four women and one man stand under a porch
Men, Women
One lady in a long dark dress is sitting on the porch steps. Standing behind her to her left is a lady in a long dark dress. A gentleman in a dark suit, white shirt, and tie stands in the back and is leaning on a post. To his left is a lady in a striped top with a high collar. Standing on his right with her hand on her hip is a lady in a white top with a black belt and black bow around her collar. 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Four women resting at W.B. Cook's residence after a bicycle ride
Four women resting at W.B. Cook's residence after a bicycle ride
Women, Houses, Bicycles
After a bicycle ride, four ladies stop by W.B. Cook's residence to rest. They sit on the ground by a trellis that is along the side of the house. White dresses are worn by three ladies, and the fourth one chose a dark dress. Transcribed from the album page ‘W.B. Cook Residence.’ 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. black and white photograph.
Frances and Edith beside a house
Frances and Edith beside a house
Women, United States-Pennsylvania-Chambersburg
Edith and Frances, in a playful mood, stoop by the side of a house in their white dresses. The identifying names were not in the album, but were transcribed from the album’s accession sheet. Transcribed from the album page ‘At Edith’s. Chambersburg, Pa. 1919.’ 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. black and white photograph.
Frances and friends
Frances and friends
Women
With a nice scene of trees and bushes behind, Frances and three friends pose on the sidewalk. Two ladies, one in a black dress with a white tie, and the other in a dark skirt and white top, stoop in front. The two women in back rest their hands on the girls' shoulders. One wears a white dress with a wide ruffled collar, and the other wears a white skirt and dark top with a wide collar. The identifying names were not in the album, but were transcribed from the album’s accession sheet. Transcribed from the album page ‘At Estelle’s – the day of Nelle’s engagement luncheon. June 1918.’ 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. black and white photograph.