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Richard Webster and family
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Part of glass negative missing but image mostly intact. Mr. Webster is holding a cat.
Griscom, children and goat
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Appleton, in his index, misidentified this dog as a goat.
Crook’s house
Date: 1895-1900
Henry Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (295), writes that the Pratt/Crooks house stood opposite Cumberland Cemetery on Middletown Road (Route 352).
Vernon house
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-5133 and AP-5251. This may be the Vernon Farm, in Upper Providence Township, referred to in several newspaper notes. Family posed on porch, with women playing banjo and guitar, and pets sprawled on the lawn..
Broomall’s Lake, with R. Curtis's dog in the water
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1897 (circa)
This information is from Frank Lees' caption on the folder. No caption on photograph.
Monkey on park bench
Address: Not Known
Date: 1899 (circa)
This may be "Timmie," the pet money of Dr. and Mrs. Morton P. Dickeson, as described in the animal's obituary in the Chester Times, March 29, 1919. The monkey was 13 years old. However, Timmie figured in a lawsuit that was covered by the…
Darlington dogs
Address: Not Known
Date: 1899-09-16
Possibly at Darlington house on N. Providence Road at E. 5th St.
Williamson, small dog
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900 (circa)
Older dog and puppy posed in a side yard, on an Oriental carpet
Williamson, small dog
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900 (circa)
Older dog and puppy posed in a side yard, on an Oriental carpet
Rose Tree dogs
Date: 1900 (circa)
These were most likely dogs used in fox hunts that originated at Rose Tree.
W. H. Culley, and family, in backyard
Address: 11 W. Third St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
House number is 11. Possibly 11. W. 3rd Street, according to 1897 Media Directory listing for Annie B. Culley
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.)
119-121 E. 6th St., Media, Pa.
Address: 119-121 E. 6th St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1908
Shows 119-121 E. 6th St. [Sixth] House (as of 2018) has been remodeled to have a stucco exterior and more overhang on the roofline, but the shape of the building and details surrounding these pictures confirm the location. Partial view of house shows…
Back of State Street house
Address: 341 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
This is probably Appleton House, as Methodist Church across the street is visible in the background. A cat is in the yard.
