Waynesburg Album, Photo 30 - High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Waynesburg Album, Photo 30 - High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.871

Description

High Street (looking east from near Richhill Street) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Brick-paving in progress. Original, candid.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1903

Lexicon

Search Terms

Brick roads, Occupations--Road workers, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN031-0001-0030

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg Album - George David Jenkins Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2014

Notes

This photograph is included in an early-1900s album once owned by George David Jenkins [1868-1936]. Jenkins was elected Waynesburg Borough Engineer in 1900 and oversaw the installation of sewer systems and the brick-paving of roads in town. Jenkins' album follows the progress of the projects, providing an incredible pictorial account of the modernization. The album also includes candids of the Jenkins' family, as well as their friends. On 16 March 1912, Jenkins married Irene Ray [1882-1965], daughter of Hon. Joseph Warren Ray and Henrietta Iams. Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, 2014. SOURCE CITATION: Waynesburg Album, Photo 30 - High Street (looking east from near Richhill Street) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1903; item no. GCHS-AN031-0001-0030, George David Jenkins Series, Greene County Historical Society Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).