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Quoit pitchers
Address: Not Known
Date: 1901-09
Group of Delaware County men who held an annual picnic. Also called in newspaper reports the Delaware County Quoit Pitchers Association. See also AP-8141-2.
Quoit pitchers
Address: Not Known
Date: 1901-09
Group of Delaware County men who held an annual picnic. Also called in newspaper reports the Delaware County Quoit Pitchers Association. See also AP-8141-1.
Quinby’s wagon
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Man holding horse, in front of business of “Mrs. A. J. Quinby & Sons, Funeral Directors”
Quinby’s wagon
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Man holding horse, in front of business of “Mrs. A. J. Quinby & Sons, Funeral Directors." This building still stands and, in 2018, is still almost identical from the outside.
Quinby’s hearse, in front of funeral home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
In front of business of “Mrs. A. J. Quinby & Sons, Funeral Directors." This building still stands and, in 2018, is still almost identical from the outside.
Quinby wagon, for funerals
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1907-09-02
Probably behind 206 S. Orange, Media, where the Quinby Funeral Home was located.
Quinby hearse, for funerals
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
In front of business of “Mrs. A. J. Quinby & Sons, Funeral Directors." This building still stands and, in 2018, is still almost identical from the outside.
Quinby Funeral Home, hearse
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
In front of business of “Mrs. A. J. Quinby & Sons, Funeral Directors." This building still stands and, in 2018, is still almost identical from the outside.
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Caption on reverse says "Atmore Smith," who may be driving the horse-drawn hearse. According to his obituary in the Chester Times, June 9, 1934, page 8: "S. Atmore smith "was associated for 43 years with the Quinby undertaking establishment. He was…
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Probably Atmore Smith driving the horse-drawn hearse.
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
On reverse, "Thomas Quinby," who is driving the horse-drawn hearse.
Quinby & Co. Groceries, northwest corner, Jackson Street and Front Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Queen's Contest, Campbell A.M.E. Church, Media, Pa.
Address: 33 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1952
Elizabeth Oveide is the queen. Her son, Reginald, is the child on the far right. Oveide was the mother of Mary M. Edwards
Pusey wedding party
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.
Pusey wedding party
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.
Pusey wedding party
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.
Purling waters and murmuring pines, Beatty's Hollow.
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1908
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. This scene is on Crum Creek, near Beatty Road. Address is approximate. This photo was entered in The John…
Providence Meeting House
Address: 105 N. Providence Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Stephen Appleton is sitting on the wall.
Providence Meeting House
Address: 105 N. Providence Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Stephen Appleton is sitting on the wall.