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Delaware County Court House and jail, copy from map
Date: 1855
Photographed from 1855 "Map of Media." Photograph used in the book Twice Adopted, by "En Quad" [Thomas R. Vernon]. Media, Pa.: Cooper & Vernon, Publishers, 1898, facing page 8. This novel tells the story of two adopted children in Media who grow up…
Little boy in jail, Pete
Date: 1905-08-02
This is probably a little boy named Pete, not Pete Little.
Albert West, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1902 (circa)
Albert West was hanged in Media in April 1903.
David Murdie, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1902-04-27
Two laughing men, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1903 (circa)
Appleton's title for this photograph, from his index, was "Laughing coons," using the derogatory term for African Americans. The men wear prison uniforms
Robert Kilpatrick, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1903 (circa)
Robert Kilpatrick, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1903 (circa)
John Scott, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1903 (circa)
Elias Williams, side face, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1904 (circa)
Elias Williams, full face, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1904 (circa)
William Jones, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1905-08-02
He is holding a bouquet of flowers.
Roland Steen, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1906-03-09
Delaware County Prison in Media, Pa.
Date: 1905-1909
Joseph Bray, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1907-09-13
Howard Collins, murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1907-09-18
Charles Douglas, murderer in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1907-12-07
Radnor murderer in handcuffs, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1900-1909
This unidentified man probably committed his alleged crime in Radnor Township, Pa.
Chester murderer, in County Jail, Media, Pa.
Date: 1900-1910
This unidentified man probably committed his alleged crime in Chester, Pa.
Jail group
Date: 1900-1910
The staff of the Delaware County Jail, not the prisoners incarcerated in it. The jail's warden, Thomas S. Fields, is standing, fat left.
Jail group
Date: 1900-1910
The staff of the Delaware County Jail, not the prisoners incarcerated in it. The jail's warden, Thomas S. Fields, is standing, fat left.