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Campbell A.M.E. Church, interior, no people

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5358-75.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5358.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5358-5.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4066.jpg
Date: 1889-01-19
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.

C. A. Smith, baby, smiling

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5543.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905-03-11

C. A. Smith, baby

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5543-5.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905-03-11

Borough of Media Highway Crew

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05016.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1944-11-16
Caption on reverse: 11-16-44. Gouldey says "One look at this gang and Baldy will be glad he is still in the Pacific." Do you remember "Old Dad" and "Slim" the colored fellows. On a card identifying this picture: Left to right: Slim, Bill Gibson, Bill…

Band wagon

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4044-2.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-4044-1 for a different band with caucasian players in the same or similar wagon. Charter House livery stable in background.

Ball & Rhodes yard

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5217.jpg
Date: 1895 (circa)

Albert West, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5349.jpg
Date: 1902 (circa)
Albert West was hanged in Media in April 1903.

Albert West in his cell, in Delaware County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8252.jpg
Date: 1903
West was hanged in Media in April 1903. The calendar on the wall appears to be from March 1903.

African A.M.E. Church

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01433C.jpg
Date: 1880 (circa)
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna."

4th of July on Media Athletic Field (now Barrall Field)

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01134G.jpg
Date: 1960 (circa)
Three unidentified girls, one African-American, possibly winners of pie-eating contest.