Meyersdale Public Library - Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories

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  • Date = 1986

About This Collection

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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1930 Model A Ford Coupe
1930 Model A Ford Coupe
Crowds, Commercial streets, Automobiles
Boy sits inside open antique tan convertible with rumble seat
1930s Blue Sedan at Car Show
1930s Blue Sedan at Car Show
Crowds, Commercial streets, Automobiles
Side view of blue 1930s sedan parked near auto parts store
1930s Lincoln at Car Show
1930s Lincoln at Car Show
Crowds, Commercial streets, Automobiles
Woman sits inside tan antique car with orange painted wheel spokes
Audience In Front of Maple Festival Stage
Audience In Front of Maple Festival Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms), Audiences
View behind large seated audience watching band on stage
Band Performs on Stage
Band Performs on Stage
Entertainment, Musicians, Stages (Platforms), Audiences, Ice sculpture
Fiddler and two guitarists perform on stage; ice sculpture stands on ground in front
Bishop Walsh Banner and Colorguard
Bishop Walsh Banner and Colorguard
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands, Flags
Red and white uniformed banner holders, flag bearers, and baton twirlers
Bishop Walsh Colorguard Flag Twirlers
Bishop Walsh Colorguard Flag Twirlers
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands, Flags
Girls in red shorts and white tops twirl red and white flags in front of marching band
Bishop Walsh Drum Major
Bishop Walsh Drum Major
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands
Side view of girl in white boots, shorts, jacket, and hat holding baton
Black 1930s Ford with front open
Black 1930s Ford with front open
Crowds, Commercial streets, Automobiles
Man sits inside black antique Ford with front good open; in front of brick building
Black Convertible Ford Thurnderbird
Black Convertible Ford Thurnderbird
Convertible automobiles, Crowds, Commercial streets
Group with jackets at right of black convertible with top up; group standing behind at another antique car
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
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 View of Meyersdale Band
Close View of Meyersdale Band
Parades & processions, Marching bands
Girl with hands at waist in red vest, white shirt, and black skirt and hat in front of saxophone section of marching band
Crowd Departing Train
Crowd Departing Train
Police, Railroad trains, Crowds, Residential streets
Crowd helped by police officer in front depart white and orange train at top of hill
Crowds at Maple Festival Park
Crowds at Maple Festival Park
Parks, Crowds
Crowd of people walking in park between white building and one story brown buildings
Daffodils Under Maple Manor History Sign
Daffodils Under Maple Manor History Sign
Signs (Notices), Houses, Walkways
Yellow daffodils under wooden hanging sign; white house and brick walkway
Deer Ice Sculpture
Deer Ice Sculpture
Ice sculpture
Deer ice sculpture standing in grassy area
Flag Bearer in Parade
Flag Bearer in Parade
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands
Girl in black skirt and hat and red top holds flag straight in front of her; crowd behind
Girls Hold Hancock High School Band Banner
Girls Hold Hancock High School Band Banner
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands
Girls in blue skirts and white hat hold school banner, flags, and parade rifles
Girls Hold Northern Bedford School Band Banner
Girls Hold Northern Bedford School Band Banner
Crowds, Commercial streets, Parades & processions, Marching bands, Flags
Girls in black and white uniform hold banner with "Northern Bedford;" band behind