Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors' permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late 1950s through the 1980s as part of its 2018 Scan PA project. The festival is a Somerset County tradition dating back to 1948. Each spring it attracts thousands of visitors from throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states to the small community of Meyersdale, where they learn about the rich history behind the county's maple production industry. Again working in conjunction with the festival board, the library also digitized additional 35mm slides of past festival activities later discovered by the board. Now totaling nearly 500 digital images, these photographs, captured by amateur volunteer photographers, help tell the story of a community celebration which in 2022 is celebrating its 75th year.
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Close View of Pieced Quilts
Quilts
Close view of four hanging pieced quilts with tags pinned on them
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Coverlet and Applique Bird Quilt on Display at Maple Festival
Quilts, Coverlets
Applique bird quilt and woven coverlet on upright frame
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Fourteen Displayed Quilt Show Quilts
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Folded applique and pieced quilts hang on wooden frames; basket quilt has red ribbon
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Hanging Floral Applique on White Background Quilt
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Scalloped applique flower quilt on white background hangs on wall between other quilts
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Hanging Sun-themed Applique Quilt with Red Borders
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Applique sun patterns on white background with red and pink borders.
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Knotted Pieced Comforter on Bed at Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Bedrooms, Furniture, Washstands, Beds, Quilts
Washstand in corner of bedroom with bed and rocking chair; yellow wallpaper
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Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Interiors, Wallpapers, Bedrooms, Quilts, Furniture
Bedroom with blue wallpaper, two dressers, bed, and chair
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Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Interiors, Bedrooms, Quilts, Furniture, Beds
Bedroom with bed, cradle, dresser, and hanging nightclothes
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Maple Manor Bedroom With Applique quilt
Interiors, Wallpapers, Bedrooms, Quilts, Furniture, Beds
Bedroom with blue wallpaper, dresser, bed with wooden headboard, and chair
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Maple Manor Bedroom With Knotted Comforter and Rocker
Interiors, Bedrooms, Quilts, Furniture, Beds
Side view of bed with knotted comforter in bedroom with rocker and yellow walls
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Maple Manor Bedroom With Spool Bed
Interiors, Bedrooms, Quilts, Furniture, Beds, Wallpapers
Bedroom with spool bed, flower print wallpaper, and oval portrait above bed
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Maple Manor Seating and Tea Service
Interiors, Living rooms, Teapots, Quilts, Coffee tables, Settees
Leather settee draped in crazy quilt and white table set with teapot and three cups; hooked rug underneath
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Quilt Display on Frames
Quilts, Tables
Three rows of folded quilts on wooden frames; tables in foreground
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Quilting Demonstration of Log Cabin Quilt
Quilts, Women
Two women quilt on log cabin patterned pieced quilt on wood frame
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Quilts on Display
Quilts
Man and two women look at tiered quilt displays on wooden frames
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Three Look at Applique Quilts
Quilts
Two women and girl look at four hanging applique quilts from distance
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Three Look at Applique Quilts at Show
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Two women and girl look at four hanging applique quilts
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Three Look Closely at Quilt Show
Women, Quilts
Two women and girl stand in front of display of small quilts and blankets behind plastic
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Two Women Look at Quilts
Quilts, Women
Two women at left look at pieced quilts displayed on wooden A-frames
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Two Women Next to White Quilt With Embroidered Wisteria
Arts & crafts, Women, Quilts, Galleries (Display spaces), Ribbons
Two women stand next to white quilt with embroidered wisteria; red ribbon
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