Waynesburg College Scrapbook, Photo 14 - College Park and Wayne Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Photograph

Greene Connections

College Park and Wayne Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

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Name/Title

Waynesburg College Scrapbook, Photo 14 - College Park and Wayne Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Entry/Object ID

2008.5.472

Description

Dated May 1911. Beyond the prominently seated skeleton and carriage immersed in the lily pond (a/k/a Lake Winnetta) at College Park, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, is a rare view of Wayne Street. The large house in the foreground was the home of Thomas Riley Huffman [1866-1949] and family, later owned by Henry Clay Sayers Jr. [1872-1945] and family. The Waynesburg University gymnasium is now located where these homes once stood. Credit for this unusual snapshot is likely due to the Waynesburg College students who were known for enjoying pranks at the pond. This original image is preserved in the personal scrapbook of Paul Waddell Knox [1891-1965], Class of 1913. Paul was also the editor of the first Waynesburg College yearbook, published in 1912, in which he shared this candid with the caption, "Speaks for itself." Handwritten inscription on scrapbook page reads, "Bones - May '11." Original, candid.

Collection

Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Made/Created

Date made

May 1911

Lexicon

Search Terms

Carriages & coaches, Halloween decorations, Huffman family, Pastimes, Sayers family, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Parks--College Park--Lake Winnetta, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Gymnasium, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Wayne Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

CAND-AN015-0014

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Huffman, Thomas Riley [1866-1949]

Person or Organization

Sayers, Henry Clay (Jr.) [1872-1945]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Waynesburg College Scrapbook 1910-1912 - Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2023

Notes

Scrapbook of Waynesburg College memories, 1910-1912, assembled by Paul Waddell Knox [1891-1965], Class of 1913. The album includes 83 images of classmates, friends, sports teams, social groups, and members of Company K, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Guard. Paul was the son of a Waynesburg College couple, Isaac Havely Knox (Class of 1889) and Theodosia Burr (Waddell) Knox (Class of 1884), who also appear in their son’s album. The album was acquired via online auction by Candice Buchanan, 2023. SOURCE CITATION: Waynesburg College Scrapbook, Photo 14 - Skeleton and carriage immersed in the lily pond (a/k/a Lake Winnetta) at College Park, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, behind which is a view of Wayne Street, featuring the home of Thomas Riley Huffman [1866-1949]; dated May 1911; item no. CAND-AN015-0014, scrapbook assembled by Paul Waddell Knox [1891-1965], Waynesburg College, Class of 1913; Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).