Allegany County Memories

A Project to Help Identify People in Photos

1890 photograph of the B&O R.R. workers, many from Westernport, MD, at the R.R. yard in Piedmont W.V.
Charles McAleer is third from the left in the first row.
[For larger versions of the photo, click on this image in the area you wish enlarged.]
Contributed by Bob Gay

Back Row, (left to right): unknown, Elva Price, Bess Jenkins, Mabel Kemp Durst, Mrs. Sleeman, Mrs. Condella,
Eva Clark Kemp, Lillian Speer Steward
Front Row, unknown, Lou Speer Spates, Emily Jefferies Connor, Anna Powers, Mrs. Schuchart, unknown,
Anna Crump Bittner
This photo was probably taken in Frostburg after 1945. If you can identify any ot the unknown women, or supply any given names, please contact Alan Bowker abowker@bowkera.com.

The Gross Band

The gentleman with the accordion is Perry Gross, Kathleen's grandfather. This photo was taken by a photographer in Paw Paw, WV and possibly at the tannery....the exterior of this building resembles the tannery. Can anyone identify others in the photo ? Mr. Gross spent his adult life in Cumberland, MD. A guess at the date of the photo would be 1900-1910

Submitted by Kathleen Rumer

 

Corriganville Elementary School (pre 1938)
Can you help identify the unknown students?

Back row left to right 1.June Boore, 2.Jack Nine, 3.Lyle Fleegle, 4.Jack
Hearel(sic), 5.UNK, 6.UNK, 7.Mary Jo Kline, 8.Ronald Raygor.

Front row left to right- 1.UNK, 2.Thomas UNK, 3.UNK, 4.Glenn Murray,
5.6.&7.UNK. Teacher: Lillian Dando

Submitted by Connie Beachy & Linda Harden Pirrone
Lillian Dando is Connie's mother & Linda attended Corriaganville Elementary ('49-'55)

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Looking for location & names (click above)

 

Submitted by Linda Harden Pirrone

Assuming the men in the picture are approximately 16 years old,
the approximate date of the picture would be 1897 or so.
Burman Augusta Starkey b. 13 Jul 1881, d. 14 Feb. 1939
is on the right standing slightly behind his chum.
Burman was born in Eckhart Md. to Margaret A Starkey.

The other young man is reported to be Moses Twigg.
Any additional information about Moses would be greatly appreciated

Submitted by Linda Harden Pirrone

Here is the picture of Benjamin Harden on the stairs. He is the gentleman with a moustache and has his left hand resting on his knee, the other on the railing. The man sitting directly in front of him was his brother Lee Harden. It was said that for some reason Lee was not well liked by the rest of the family and that is why his face is scratched out of the photo.

Can anyone identify any other men or tell where and why this picture was taken?

Possible Sunday Gathering in the early 1900's
Do you know any of Sam's friends?
Submitted by Lois Hopkins.

 

Employees of the Swift & Co. 1928
South George Street., Cumberland
Submitted by Oliver E Sulser of Cumberland

Click on faces in the photo to find close-ups of the Employees
All are identified on the close-up pages.

The only three living members are Richard Sulser, Melvin Little and Clara Shobe.
The plant burned down in the late 1940's, and employees were transferred to other areas. The plant was rebuilt on the same site, but recently it moved to the Industrial Park along Rt 220, south of Cumberland.

 

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Believed to be the 1919 Sunday School Class
from the First Baptist Church Of Cumberland.
Submitted by Barbara Raschka

At this posting, only John Sherman Twigg (sitting, second from left) is identified.

 

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Flintstone School About 1916

Click on the row of desired pictures for close-ups.
Submitted by Barbara Raschka

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1910 Cumberland Baseball Team
Posted here with permission of David Czuba

None of the players are currently known.

 

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If you can supply any names for those pictured in any of the photos, please contact Carol Askey.