Mount Morris, Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Entry/Object ID
2026.3.2
Description
Real-photo postcard of Mount Morris, Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, looking northeast from above Wades Run.
The Methodist Episcopal Church is in the foreground. Numerous oil and/or natural gas derricks may be seen. Interstate 79 was later constructed through the fields in the background.
Postcard addressed to Virginia Sanders, West Liberty, West Virginia. Postmarked at Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, February 24, 1911.
Original, no photographer or printer listed.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Real-photo postcard
Collection
David O'Donoghue Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.3
Acquisition Method
Digital
Credit Line
David O'Donoghue
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1910
Lexicon
Search Terms
Cemeteries--Tombstones, Mount Morris (Pa.)--Cemeteries, Mount Morris (Pa.)--Church buildings, Mount Morris (Pa.)--Houses, Oil well drilling rigs, Perry (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Cemeteries, Perry (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Church buildings, Perry (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Houses
Postcards - Greene County, Pennsylvania and Vicinity - David O'Donoghue Collection
Acquisition Method
Digital
Acquisition Date
2026
Notes
The David O'Donoghue Collection contains photographs, postcards, and ephemera purchased via auction or otherwise assembled by David O'Donoghue who shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2026.
SOURCE CITATION: Mount Morris, Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, looking northeast from above Wades Run; circa 1910; item no. ODON-AN001-0002, Postcards Series, David O'Donoghue Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).
