George Elms' Blacksmith Shop

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

George Elms' Blacksmith Shop

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.385

Description

Cabinet card photograph of George Elms' Blacksmith Shop at the intersection of Greene and Cumberland Streets in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. George was the father of the Elms Brothers who later had a machine shop and planing mill at this location. Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1880 - circa 1890

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Elms family, Horses, Occupations--Blacksmiths, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Elms Brothers Machine Shop, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Cumberland Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Greene Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN032-0001-0001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Elms, George [1829-1890]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Elms - Elms-Morris Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

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, 2019. Source Citation: George Elms' Blacksmith Shop; circa 1880-1890; item no. GCHS-AN032-0001-0001, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).