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Steamboat Building   in Elizabeth, PA

A Journal of daily activities at the Elizabeth Marine Ways 1898 to 1925 

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This page has photos that may have been taken in the area of or related to Elizabeth, but I am in need of additional information to properly insure the photos permanent place on this web site.  Your help is requested and appreciated.

 

These two photos are available on Ebay to be purchased, and according to the seller it is written on the back of these photo postcards as being taken at "Elizabeth, PA- Alleghany " and taken in 1908.

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I am searching for additional information to verify the location as written on these postcards, any help is appreciated.

Postcard listed as being taken at Elizabeth PA - Alleghany    Second Postcard

I have received several responses from individuals knowledgeable enough to give an opinion on the possible locations of these two postcards which I have posted below.

The steep street with hill in background would be Bayard heading west.  I don't recall a narrowing but it had an S curve at top where it  came off Williamsport Rd.

Does the first photo reflect what one would have seen in the early 1900's when looking toward the river down Church Street?

think they are in the location of the Marine Ways. The hillside is probably across the river, The sign about the RR also fits.

The RR sign may refer to a Street Car crossing and not a Train crossing, if this sign does refer to streetcar tracks then the photo could not be of Elizabeth as I am told that Elizabeth never had streetcar tracks.

the second photo seems to match the little settlement between Boston and Sutersville that we've seen when riding bikes on the rails with trails.

the only church this size on ground level with steeple could have been the one on Church St. leading to the Ways, otherwise if might be  the original St. Michaels

I look at the first photo and think of Center as it starts to head down towards the town but then the RR sign does not seem to fit this location.

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From collection of Historic Elizabeth

Any information concerning this Club is appreciated.

*  A possible location is Lovedale Beach

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From collection of Historic Elizabeth

 JW mentions a few times that a skiff was built for a particular job, but he does not write that skiff (rowboat) building was an ongoing activity at Elizabeth Marine Ways which does not mean that it was not.

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From collection of Historic Elizabeth   

Because this photo is from the collection of Historic Elizabeth the assumption is that the group and / or the location are related to Elizabeth.  Any information concerning this photo is appreciated.

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Found with photos of West Elizabeth    Found with photos of West Elizabeth    added 10/5/09

Because these photos were found with photos of West Elizabeth there is an assumption that these photos may also be related to West Elizabeth, an assumption. 

The photo on the left showing a store front, along with a man and child, could have the name in the photo.  Is it the name on the banner covered by the child?  Is it the name, VELVET,  in the lower right corner?  Is the name related to the two letters showing in the upper left corner?  Unknown.

West Elizabeth had a barge building marine ways but this location does not appear to have Lock 3 in the background if looking up river, nor does it show the Elizabeth Bridge if looking down river.  There was a Marine Ways located at Floreffe, perhaps this is a photo taken there.

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