Waynesburg Album, Photo 02 - Morris Street, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Name/Title
Waynesburg Album, Photo 02 - Morris Street, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Entry/Object ID
2011.2.843
Description
Dated 1901. Brick road paving preparation on Morris Street (looking north from Lincoln Street toward Greene Street) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Original, candid.
Collection
Greene County Historical Society Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2011.2
Acquisition Method
Digital
Credit Line
Greene County Historical Society
Made/Created
Date made
1901
Lexicon
Search Terms
Brick roads, Horses, Occupations--Road workers, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morris Street
This photograph is included in an early-1900s album once owned by George David Jenkins [1868-1936]. Jenkins was elected Waynesburg Borough Engineer in 1900 and oversaw the installation of sewer systems and the brick-paving of roads in town. Jenkins' album follows the progress of the projects, providing an incredible pictorial account of the modernization. The album also includes candids of the Jenkins' family, as well as their friends. On 16 March 1912, Jenkins married Irene Ray [1882-1965], daughter of Hon. Joseph Warren Ray and Henrietta Iams.
Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, 2014.
SOURCE CITATION: Waynesburg Album, Photo 02 - Road paving preparation on Morris Street (looking north from Lincoln Street toward Greene Street) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; dated 1901; item no. GCHS-AN031-0001-0002, George David Jenkins Series, Greene County Historical Society Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).