Name/Title
The Gutter ClubEntry/Object ID
2014.4.40Description
Harness Shop owned by James Mahan [1846-1914] and Sias "Cy" Billingsley [1848-1928] on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
A notation on the back of the photograph states that according to Helen Closser, granddaughter of James Mahan, this group of men frequently gathered at the shop and self-entitled themselves "The Gutter Club."
Pictured [Left-Right]: Unidentified, Squire Gooden, James Mahan (who lost his leg 19 October 1864 with Gen. Sheridan at the Battle of Cedar Creek, while a member of Company G, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment), Unidentified, Lewis Billingsley (a son Sias "Cy" Billingsley and a Bell Telephone executive), John Carter, Sias "Cy" Billingsley.
Original, no photographer listed.Collection
Waynesburg Borough Office CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2014.4Acquisition Method
DigitalCredit Line
Waynesburg Borough OfficeMade/Created
Date made
circa 1905 - circa 1910Lexicon
Search Terms
Billingsley family, Carter family, Gooden family, Mahan family, Pastimes, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
WBGB-AN002-0001Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Waynesburg - People - Waynesburg Borough Office CollectionNotes
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: The Gutter Club; item no. WBGB-AN002-0001, Waynesburg Borough Office Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).