Waynesburg Album, Photo 29 - High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Name/Title
Waynesburg Album, Photo 29 - High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Entry/Object ID
2011.2.870
Description
High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. This section of the road has been bricked.
The sign on the left reads, "Blair House."
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
circa 1905
Lexicon
Search Terms
Brick roads, Carts & wagons, Horses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--W. F. Blair Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High 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 29 - High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1905; item no. GCHS-AN031-0001-0029, George David Jenkins Series, Greene County Historical Society Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).