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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Buffing Antique Car at Car Show
Buffing Antique Car at Car Show
Automobiles
Man in red jacket buffs black car with chamois; parking meter at right
Candy Counter at Country Store
Candy Counter at Country Store
Variety stores, Candy, Women
Two women behind counter of candy in glass jars
Candy Counter at Country Store
Candy Counter at Country Store
Variety stores, Candy, Women
Two women behind counter of candy in glass jars; woman at right with palms up
Car Show on Main St. Meyersdale
Car Show on Main St. Meyersdale
Automobiles, Commercial streets
Cars parked on street; banners hanging on businesses; people on street
Cash register between two windows
Cash register between two windows
Cash registers, Galleries & museums
National cash register sits between two windows; framed photos on wall
Celtic Dancer in Green Dress Performs at Maple Festival
Celtic Dancer in Green Dress Performs at Maple Festival
Crowds, Girls, Entertainers, Kilts, Dancers
Girl in green dress and black stockings performs Celtic dance in front of crowd outside.
Children's Float With Balloons
Children's Float With Balloons
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Floats (Parades), Children
Children in clown costume at left of yellow-fringed float holding children and multi-colored balloons
Child's Room in Maple Manor
Child's Room in Maple Manor
Galleries & museums, Dolls, Children's furniture, Tops (Toys)
Red high chair, red cradle with doll and doll in baby buggy in room; braided rug
Christmas at Maple Manor Dining Room
Christmas at Maple Manor Dining Room
Galleries & museums, Chairs, Lamps, Fireplaces, Kitchens, Dining tables
Dining table and highboy decorated with evergreens, apples, and candles
Christmas in Maple Manor Kitchen
Christmas in Maple Manor Kitchen
Galleries & museums, Chairs, Fireplaces, Kitchens, Dining tables, Christmas trees, Christmas decorations, Spinning apparatus
Christmas tree with popcorn garland and gingerbread men at left of spinning wheel and fireplace; dining table with candle at lower right
Christmas in Maple Manor Kitchen
Christmas in Maple Manor Kitchen
Galleries & museums, Chairs, Fireplaces, Kitchens, Dining tables, Christmas decorations
Square table with candle in foreground; burning fireplace, evergreen decorations, tinware on wall
Christmas Tree in Maple Manor Living Room
Christmas Tree in Maple Manor Living Room
Galleries & museums, Christmas decorations, Living rooms, Settees
Decorated Christmas tree between two windows in living room with sofa and marble-topped table
Cloggers and Musicians on Maple Festival Park Stage
Cloggers and Musicians on Maple Festival Park Stage
Performances, Musicians, Dancers, Crowds, Entertainment
Crowd on straw bales watch seven cloggers and three musicians on concrete and wooden stage
Clogging Dancers on Stage
Clogging Dancers on Stage
Performances, Dancers, Entertainment, Stages (Platforms)
Crowd on straw bales watch circle of dancers on stage
Clogging Group Couples Dancing on Stage
Clogging Group Couples Dancing on Stage
Performances, Dancers, Entertainment
Women in blue dresses and black stockings dance with men in jeans and black vests on stage
Close Up of Metal Spile in Tree
Close Up of Metal Spile in Tree
Maples, Sugar maple tapping
Frontal view of metal spile in maple tree
Close Up of Pancake Grill and Plates of Sausage
Close Up of Pancake Grill and Plates of Sausage
Pancakes & waffles, Sausages
Paper plates with two links of sausage lined up above grills with cooking pancakes
Close Up of Plastic Tab and Tubing on Maple
Close Up of Plastic Tab and Tubing on Maple
Maples, Maple sugar industry
Blue plastic tap and tubing coming out of tree
Close-up of Stirring in Maple Sugar Trough
Close-up of Stirring in Maple Sugar Trough
Maple sugar industry
Wooden paddle stirring maple sugar in long wooden trough
Close View of Funnel Cakes on Table
Close View of Funnel Cakes on Table
Food, Food vendors
Waist view of person in apron behind red checked cloth table with three paper plates of funnel cakes