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Paoli monument

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4146.jpg
Date: 1895 (circa)
Monument memorializes the Battle of Paoli, fought Sept. 20, 1777. It still stands in Malvern, PA, in Paoli Battlefield Historical Park.

Paoli monument

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4149.jpg
Date: 1895 (circa)
Monument memorializes the Battle of Paoli, fought Sept. 20, 1777. Still stands in Malvern, PA, in Paoli Battlefield Historical Park. Two bicyclists pose in the picture, probably Harry and Albert Appleton, the photographer's sons.

William Penn Stone, Chester

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5802.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Monument marking the landing spot of William Penn in 1682. Copy of engraving

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Committee

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8248.jpg
Date: 1903
Composite with six photographs and fancy borders. See annotated image for names.

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Unveiling Committee

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8249.jpg
Date: 1903
Composite with twelve photographs and fancy borders. See annotated image for names.

Raising flag that flew over the U. S. Capitol, in front of former World War II veterans memorial plaque, Borough Hall, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01069A.jpg
Date: 1969 (circa)
Date is based on the vacant lot where the old Borough Hall stood. The building was torn down in 1969. View also shows "B. Gross, Outfitters for Men."

World War I Memorial Bridge over Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10011.jpg
Date: 1925 (circa)
The so-called Plush Mill Memorial Bridge, with its associated bronze tablets memorializing World War I dead, was dedicated June 16, 1926.

Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

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Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…

Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14003B.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…

Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14003C.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…

Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14003D.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…

Media Centennial Celebration. World War II Memorial

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19052.jpg
Date: 1950-06-04
This World War II memorial, to those from Media who served and died, was unveiled as part of the festivities on June 3, Military and Veterans Day.