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Albert West, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1902 (circa)
Albert West was hanged in Media in April 1903.
Campbell A.M.E. Church, interior with people
Date: 1902 (circa)
This church stood on the south side of W. 3rd Street, between Orange St. and the former North Ave., now Broomall St. According to Frank Lees in From Media's Past (50), the cornerstone for the new church, at 3rd and Olive streets, was laid in 1930.
Campbell A.M.E. Church, interior with people
Date: 1902 (circa)
This church stood on the south side of W. 3rd Street, between Orange St. and the former North Ave., now Broomall St. According to Frank Lees in From Media's Past (50), the cornerstone for the new church, at 3rd and Olive streets, was laid in 1930.
Campbell A.M.E. Church, interior, no people
Date: 1902 (circa)
This church stood on the south side of W. 3rd Street, between Orange St. and the former North Ave., now Broomall St. According to Frank Lees in From Media's Past (50), the cornerstone for the new church, at 3rd and Olive streets, was laid in 1930.
Miss Tabitha Garnett, portrait
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1902
Media Directory in 1897 lists Tabitha Garnet, domestic. See also AP-5324-1
Reynolds' Tabbitt
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1902
Same as AP-5308-3. This probably means that the photograph shows the Reynolds' domestic servant, Tabbit, or Tabitha Garnet, who was listed as a domestic in the 1897 Media Directory.
Chester murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1900-1910
This unidentified man probably committed his alleged crime in Chester, Pa.
Radnor murderer in handcuffs, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1900-1909
This unidentified man probably committed his alleged crime in Radnor Township, Pa.
Slap boy
Address: 341 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-07-15
Barefoot African-American boy. Probably in Appleton's backyard; same arbor as in AP-4001.
Michener's Media Ice Company float
Date: 1900
This was the float for the Media Semi-Centennial parade in 1900. This company was later known as the Media Coal and Ice Co.
Media High School Class of 1898.
Date: 1898
Albert W. Appleton, the photographer's son, is in center, rear. According to an account in the Philadelphia Times on June 27, 1898, the other graduates were: Cora Adele Jobson, Marion E. Abel, Elizabeth Miller McDowell, Mamie J. Lobb, Mary E.…
Media High School Class of 1898
Date: 1898
Albert W. Appleton, the photographer's son, is in center, rear. According to an account in the Philadelphia Times on June 27, 1898, the other graduates were: Cora Adele Jobson, Marion E. Abel, Elizabeth Miller McDowell, Mamie J. Lobb, Mary E.…
Union A.M.E. Church, interior
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1897-01-08
This photo like a different building from AP-5161-1 and AP-5116-2. Frank Lees, in From Media's Past, says that the Trinity U.A.M.E Church at 420 N. Olive St., built in 1893, was originally chartered in 1839 as the United A.M.E. Church in Marple…
Union A.M.E. Church, interior
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1897-01-08
This photo is the same building as AP-5162-1 and but different from AP-5161-5. Frank Lees, in From Media's Past (52), says that the Trinity U.A.M.E Church at 420 N. Olive St., built in 1893, was originally chartered in 1839 as the United A.M.E.…
J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company
Date: 1895-1900
Probably an employee and not Sloan, the owner, at the reins of the horse. This was an early version of a septic tank cleaning service, which used vacuum pumps to remove the contents of outhouses and cesspools before a public sewer system was…
Pete Bland, murderer, from football picture
Location: Glen Mills (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Extracted from football team photograph taken by the photographer at Glen Mills School. See full photo and note at AP-5041.