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Media Centennial Celebration
Address: 113 N. Olive St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Horse-drawn carriage with two men in vintage costumes, with parked automobiles on street. The buildings on the right are 111 and 113 North Olive Street.
Media Centennial Celebration
Address: 113 N. Olive St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Horse-drawn carriage with two men in vintage costumes, with parked automobiles on street. The twin buildings on the right are 111 and 113 North Olive Street.
Media, Pa. post office, under construction
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1917-08-01
View looking northeast showing Media Free Library and other buildings on Jasper Street. Delivery wagon of H. P. Engle, Baker, Confectioner, under porch in background.
Media, Pa. post office, under construction
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1917-06-16
View looking west across the building site from Jackson Street. The first house beyond the construction site is the Way farmhouse, a remnant of one of the original farms that was purchased to create Media.
Elwyn Station, off former Penns Grove Road, now Elwyn Road, looking east
Address: 149 Elwyn Rd., Middletown Twp. (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative
Firemen’s celebrations at Media, 1913.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1913
Five photographs, mounted together, showing Folsom Fire Co., The Darby Ram, State Street, and the Media Fire Co. One view also shows Media No. 20 trolley car. MHAC has a pamphlet from this event: Official souvenir program - Seventh Annual Convention…
World War I Peace Parade, 1919
Address: State St. (Media, Pa.)
Date: 1919
Delaware County Peace Celebration, in honor of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I, June 27 and June 28, 1919.
World War I Peace Parade, 1919
Address: State St. (Media, Pa.)
Date: 1919
Delaware County Peace Celebration, in honor of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I, June 27 and June 28, 1919. View includes two floats: "The Media Ice Industry," and "Harrison Bros. Town & Country Paint"
World War I Peace Parade, 1919
Address: State St. (Media, Pa.)
Date: 1919
Delaware County Peace Celebration, in honor of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I, June 27 and June 28, 1919.
James T. Sweeney and bakery wagon
Location: Upland (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Wagon reads: J. T. Sweeney, Bakery, Upland, PA. (A search of Chester Times online records confirm that this bakery was in Upland, on Upland Avenue.)
State Street at Olive Street, showing Buckley and Haldeman buildings
Date: 1900 (circa)
This information is from Frank Lees' caption on the folder. No caption on photograph.
Pearl Street between Orange and Lemon streets
Date: 1900 (circa)
This information is from Frank Lees folder caption. No information was found on the reverse of the photograph.
Boys sitting on granite curb stones, southwest corner, Baltimore Avenue and South Avenue
Date: 1885
Frank Lees notes that this is the northwest corner, back of photo in original caption reads southwest corner.
Pierson’s Livery Stage Coach on the road
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "The stage coach which ran from Media to Chester, on Providence Road in Nether Providence. This coach made several trips a day. It was operated by Joseph Pierson, out of his livery stable at Baltimore Avenue and Orange Street."…
Orange Street, looking north from Jefferson Street
Date: 1900 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Chalfant’s Livery Stable, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets
Date: 1890-1900
Frank Lees dated this as 1915 (Circa), but it is probably older. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Quinby & Co. Groceries, northwest corner, Jackson Street and Front Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Craft’s Livery and Boarding Stables, Baker Street, south side, west of Orange Street. Allen Wood, driver.
Date: 1900 (circa)
The 1882 and 1892 atlases of Delaware County show W. C. Brodhead's Livery stables at this location. The 1910 atlas shows this livery business as Doak's.
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 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
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…
Mrs. Snodgrass and Ida Frank in horse-drawn carriage
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Frank Lees caption: In front of 206 S. Orange St., next to Quinby's Funeral Home
