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Aerial view of Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Darby, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18009.jpg
Location: Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The church fronts on Main Street, Darby. The four-lane road is MacDade Boulevard, with Holy Cross Cemetery in upper left. The golf course is now gone, but one of the roads in the development that replaced the course is named Golf Road.

Aerial view of Collingdale, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18005.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
View shows buildings that are now the Collingdale Borough community center and police station, at MacDade Boulevard and Clifton Street. Har Zion Cemetery is in the upper right corner of the photo.

Aerial view of Har Zion Cemetery and Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Darby Township, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18011.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
Aerial view looking north of Har Zion Cemetery, foreground, fronting on MacDade Boulevard, and Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. St. Joseph's School on Woodlawn Avenue is three-story building with tower in right center of photo.

Aerial view of Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18051.jpg
Location: Yeadon (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View is looking north. Houses in upper right are on Yeadon Avenue.

Aerial view of Prospect Hill Baptist Church, Prospect Park, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18004.jpg
Date: 1935-1945
View also shows cemetery on Lincoln Avenue. Further along this avenue, on the opposite side of the street are a school building (now demolished), First United Methodist Church (remodeled and added onto since this photograph), and at 822 Lincoln…

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3145.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking east showing Lynbrooke Road (running from the bottom center) to South Norwinden Drive (running horizontally, hidden in woods and behind houses), with Mt. Sharon Cemetery beyond. Springfield Road skirts the cemetery to the left. Philadelphia…

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3146.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking west from over Mt. Sharon Cemetery showing intersection of Lynbrooke Road and South Norwinden Drive. Springfield High School in top center, with Sproul Road (Route 320) visible behind it.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3147.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking northwest from over Baltimore Pike and Bishop Avenue. Mt. Sharon Cemetery is in center, with Delmar Drive in bottom right.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3148.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking north from over Baltimore Pike and Bishop Avenue (on right). Mt. Sharon Cemetery is at left center.

Aerial view taken over Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3149.jpg
Date: 1950-05-11
Looking north up South Norwinden Drive, with Mt. Sharon Cemetery on left.

Aerial view taken over Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3191.jpg
Date: 1950-04-22
Looking northwest Over Westbrook Park. Baltimore Pike and Bishop Avenue is at bottom left. . Mt. Sharon Cemetery is in center, with Delmar Drive in bottom right.

Brinton's tomb

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8149.jpg
Date: 1901 (circa)
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899, his tomb in Media Cemetery.

Brinton's tomb

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8149-75.jpg
Date: 1901-10-24
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899, his tomb in Media Cemetery.

Cumberland Cemetery, gate and gate house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5227.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Beautiful ornamental ironwork in the gate.

Darby Friends’ graveyard

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5037.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
Present entrance to the graveyard is at 1205 Main St. in Darby.

General Charles Lewis Leiper, cemetery monument

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8079.jpg
Date: 1900-09-28
Monument dedicated May 27, 1900 in the Middletown Presbyterian Church cemetery

Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle, Delaware

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14008B.jpg
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.

Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle, Delaware

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14008D.jpg
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.

Irving grave, with flowers, at Media Cemetery.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8128.jpg
Date: 1900-1905
Media Cemetery identified as location from Mary W. Thorn gravestone in background. This grave could be for Henry Baker Irving (died 1900) or Laura E. Irving (died 1903).

Matheus Grave, with floral decorations, 1895

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5199.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895
Fresh grave, with floral decoration reading 'Baby" - appears to be in open field, not in public cemetery

Middletown Presbyterian Church, exterior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8372-5.jpg
Date: 1906-1907
The small building pictured was remodeled and absorbed into the larger church and Sunday School complex now on this site. The cemetery sits behind the building.

Panama Canal Zone, Ancon Hospital Cemetery

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-16001.jpg
Date: 1908-09-01
One of a series of photographs of Panama Canal construction and scenery by W. R. Newbold, Jr., of Media. Original caption: Ancon Hospital Cemetary [sic]. Blacks in fore ground – Whites back. The is not the only cemetary on the Isthmus

Panama Canal Zone, cemetery

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-16011.jpg
Location: Panama
Date: 1908 (circa)
One of a series of photographs of Panama Canal construction and scenery by W. R. Newbold, Jr., of Media. Original caption: This is where some of the Americans go – First inhabited early part of [19]05.

Rogers' grave etc. with flowers, at Media Cemetery.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5181-2.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See also AP-5064. The Smedley family intermarried with the Rogers family. This is probably the grave of Ellen Jane Smedley Rogers who died 18 Oct 1899.

Rogers' grave, with boy in sailor's suit by grave in Media Cemetery

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5064-1.jpg
Date: 1890-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See notes and second photo at AP-5181