High Street (looking southeast) in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Entry/Object ID
2014.4.19
Description
Real-photo postcard of High Street (looking southeast) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
On the eastern edge of the pictured buildings, is the Downey House at the corner of High and Washington Streets.
The event captured by this image is still being researched, but appears to be related to a fire in the building behind the crowd. The firemen were volunteers, but not yet members of the Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Company. That organization was not formed until 4 March 1926, as a result of the disastrous Downey House fire which occurred 23 December 1925 and cost the lives of five firemen.
Original, no photographer listed.
Collection
Waynesburg Borough Office Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2014.4
Acquisition Method
Digital
Credit Line
Waynesburg Borough Office
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1885
Lexicon
Search Terms
Fire--Buildings, Occupations--Firefighters, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Downey House, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street
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: High Street (looking southeast) in Waynesburg; item no. WBGB-AN001-0023, Waynesburg Borough Office Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).
