Steamboat
Building in
Elizabeth, PA
A
Journal of daily activities at the Elizabeth Marine Ways 1898 to 1925
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West
Elizabeth Boat Yard
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The photo above is dated 1919 by the photographer,
Robert Eberhart, and was taken at the West Elizabeth Boat
Yard which was / is located slightly up river and on the opposite
side from the Elizabeth Marine Ways. The EMW is visible
below the bridge.
The boats seen include the
T J WOOD,
BERTHA and the
JIM BROWN. JW does not
mention in his journal that these three boats were at the EMW at
the same time.
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A panoramic
view of West Elizabeth, with the barges at the Boat
Yard the subject of the photographer.
Note the hillside, a sign advertising Ice Cream to the right of the
bridge and what appears to be a coal chute starting at the top of the
hill, to the left of the bridge. These photos were taken circa
1920s/1930s and
are from the collection of the Elizabeth Marine Ways.
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The photos
below are from the collection of Robert Eberhart and are dated 1920.
The view is similar to the photos above, i.e. barges with West Elizabeth
homes in the background, including hanging wash left out to dry.
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The three photos above,from the collection of Robert Eberhart,
are each labeled as West Elizabeth. The two on the
left
are dated as July 1914 and being photos of "X" Boat
Bottoms with each photo showing a different Boat Bottom
number.
I do not know if the photo on the
right might be showing the two "X" Boat Bottoms in their
next phase of construction as it is not labeled with any
info other than West Elizabeth, the town of Elizabeth
appears in the background across the river. |
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West
Elizabeth Views
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added 11/15/11
These photos show the brick house built in 1900
for West Elizabeth resident Doctor Pierce. I have arranged them
chronologically from left to right based upon the growth of trees
and bushes. It would seem that the horse and carriage photo
should come before the automobile photo but the size of the tree
does not support this. Dr. Pierce also owned a brickyard in
West Elizabeth, thus a brick house. |
