The Gutter Club

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

The Gutter Club

Entry/Object ID

2014.4.40

Description

Harness Shop owned by James Mahan [1846-1914] and Sias "Cy" Billingsley [1848-1928] on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. A notation on the back of the photograph states that according to Helen Closser, granddaughter of James Mahan, this group of men frequently gathered at the shop and self-entitled themselves "The Gutter Club." Pictured [Left-Right]: Unidentified, Squire Gooden, James Mahan (who lost his leg 19 October 1864 with Gen. Sheridan at the Battle of Cedar Creek, while a member of Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment), Unidentified, Lewis Billingsley (a son Sias "Cy" Billingsley and a Bell Telephone executive), John Carter, Sias "Cy" Billingsley. Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Waynesburg Borough Office Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1905 - circa 1910

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Billingsley family, Carter family, Gooden family, Mahan family, Pastimes, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WBGB-AN002-0001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Billingsley, Lewis Jones [1874-1950]

Person or Organization

Billingsley, Sias Webster (a/k/a Cy) [1848-1928]

Person or Organization

Carter, John

Person or Organization

Mahan, James [1846-1914]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg - People - Waynesburg Borough Office Collection

Notes

Archived at the Waynesburg Borough Office (90 East High Street; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project 2014. Source Citation: The Gutter Club; item no. WBGB-AN002-0001, Waynesburg Borough Office Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).