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Mancill Bridge, covered, over Ridley Creek
Date: 1891 (circa)
Photo taken on same day as AP-4121: see case and coat in foreground of each. See Photo Folder 5036 with prints of these negatives, one dated Nov. 1891.
William H. Miller residence
Address: 301 N. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Media borough offices now (2018) occupy this property. This photo was used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 7. Houses on 4th St. between Jackson and Monroe (still standing in 2018) are in background.
Monkey on park bench
Address: Not Known
Date: 1899 (circa)
This may be "Timmie," the pet money of Dr. and Mrs. Morton P. Dickeson, as described in the animal's obituary in the Chester Times, March 29, 1919. The monkey was 13 years old. However, Timmie figured in a lawsuit that was covered by the…
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Media, interior.
Address: 350 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Identified by comparing the design and arrangement of windows to other pictures of this church. The church is decorated for Christmas, and the organ is clearly visible.
Media railroad bridge, perspective
Date: 1890-1900
Looking from trestle over Ridley Creek toward Elwyn Institute, in distance
Media Orthodox Friends Meeting, 3rd and North Ave.
Address: 125 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-01
This complex now includes Media-Providence Friends School. North Avenue no longer exists.
Media Orthodox Friends Meeting, 3rd and North Ave.
Address: 125 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-01
This complex now includes Media-Providence Friends School. North Avenue no longer exists.
Massachusetts, battleship
Date: 1895 (circa)
Probably in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Chester.
Newtown Octagonal School
Date: 1898 (circa)
This building still stands on the grounds of Dunwoody, off West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Photograph used in the book Twice Adopted, by "En Quad" [Thomas R. Vernon]. Media, Pa.: Cooper & Vernon, Publishers, 1898, facing page 97. This novel…
W. H. Newlin shop
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895 (circa)
Sign reads: Carpenter and Builder. The 1885 Media Directory lists William Newlin, carpenter, with a residence at the corner of Franklin St. and Manchester Ave. The shop pictured was most likely at a different location, probaby somewhere in Media.
Port Deposit, Maryland
Address: Main St., Port Deposit (Md.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
Ice on Susquehanna River and over railroad tracks. Location given in address field is approximate.
Port Deposit, Maryland
Address: Main St., Port Deposit (Md.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
Ice on Susquehanna River and over railroad tracks .Location given in address field is approximate.
Paoli monument
Date: 1895 (circa)
Monument memorializes the Battle of Paoli, fought Sept. 20, 1777. It still stands in Malvern, PA, in Paoli Battlefield Historical Park.