Name/Title
Morris Street, looking south from High Street (circa 1895-1900)Entry/Object ID
2008.5.509Description
Circa 1895-1900. Stereograph of Morris Street, looking south from High Street towards Cherry Alley, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
About halfway down the block on the right side of the street is a sign that reads, "Oskar Flick / Horse Shoeing." Oscar B. Flick [1854-1927] was the son of William Flick and Maria (Rinehart) (Flick) Hartzell.
The pair of images on the stereograph predate the paving of Morris Street, in 1901; and the construction of the Ross Building, in 1904.
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, for the years 1886, 1891, 1896 and 1901, all show consistent building footprints on this block of Morris Street, from High Street south to Cherry Alley. By the next map in 1908, Morris Street, like much of the town, had undergone substantial changes. The maps have been digitized by the Library of Congress (see WEB LINKS below).
This view of Morris Street was No. 19 in a series of 30 stereographs picturing Waynesburg scenes that were distributed by local photographer J. H. Rogers & Son. The list of all locations featured in the set was printed on the reverse of the image.
Original, professional photograph from J. H. Rogers & Son, Photographers, Waynesburg and Vicinity, Penna.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
StereographCollection
Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2008.5Acquisition Method
DigitalCredit Line
Candice Lynn BuchananMade/Created
Date made
circa 1895 - circa 1900Lexicon
Search Terms
Carts & wagons, Flick family, Occupations--Blacksmiths, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morris StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
CAND-AN007-0056Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Miscellaneous Series - Candice Lynn Buchanan CollectionAcquisition Method
DigitalNotes
This photograph was purchased via eBay auction in 2026, by Candice Lynn Buchanan who owned and shared the photograph with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. No additional context, ownership history, or provenance are known.
SOURCE CITATION: Stereograph of Morris Street, looking south from High Street towards Cherry Alley, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1895-1900, image by J. H. Rogers & Son, Photographers, Waynesburg and Vicinity, Penna.; item no. CAND-AN007-0056, Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).
