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Media Ledger building and P. W. Ware Plumbing
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Thomas Rufus Vernon, Sr. and family
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Posed around the mantle, showing various framed prints, figurines, a clock, a dolls head, and what appears to be a mourning corsage. His wife, the former Blanche E. Knight, is also in the photo, and along with his son, Thomas R. Vernon, Jr. and his…
Media Ledger building
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Photographed from upper window of Media Borough Hall
Media Carriage Works, sanitation, “honey dippers” wagon for emptying cesspools. Belonged to Mr. Sloan
Address: 216 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Jesse Sloan owned the Media Odorless Excavator Company.
Media Carriage Works, sanitation, “honey dippers” wagon for emptying cesspools. Belonged to Mr. Sloan
Address: 216 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Jesse Sloan owned the Media Odorless Excavator Company.
Bland-Sewell murder, looking north on S. Orange Street, Media, Pa., at bridge over railroad
Date: 1898 (circa)
Pete Bland murdered Samuel Sewell near the Media Train Station on July 16, 1898. Bland was never apprehended. Plate very dark.
Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Sign reads: "This dam [referring to the pond behind the dam] is leased by the Del. Co. Fish Protective & Anglers Association. All persons are hereby forbidden fishing, boating & bathing under penalty of the law." See P-01026A for full description
First National Bank of Media
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Building before construction of present (2019) 1901 structure
First National Bank of Media
Address: 119 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Building before construction of present (2019) 1901 structure
