Waynesburg Album, Photo 39 - Brick road paving on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Name/Title
Waynesburg Album, Photo 39 - Brick road paving on High Street in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania
Entry/Object ID
2011.2.880
Description
Brick road paving preparation on High Street, at the corner of Richhill Street (looking east), in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
On the northeast corner is the Dr. John T. Ullom family home.
Original, candid.
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 39 - Brick road paving preparation on High Street, at the corner of Richhill Street (looking east), in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1903; item no. GCHS-AN031-0001-0039, George David Jenkins Series, Greene County Historical Society Collection; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).