Media Historic Archives

Side and front view of African American man in County Jail, Media, Pa.

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Side view of African American man in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5947.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Side view of African American man in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5948.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5949-1.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5949-2.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5949-3.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Sinclair, prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5950.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5951-1.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Prisoner in County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5951-2.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Unknown man in jail

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5961-1.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Similar to other portraits of prisoners taken in County Jail.

Unknown man in jail

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5961-2.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1900-1910

Similar to other portraits of prisoners taken in County Jail.

Fields family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8219.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1902 (circa)

The family of Thomas S. Fields (seated, front), warden of the county jail in Media. This photograph appears to have been taken with the wall of the jail as backdrop. See also AP-5945-1 and -2 for Fields in a group of jail employees. The Fields…

Albert West in his cell, in Delaware County Jail, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8252.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1903

West was hanged in Media in April 1903. The calendar on the wall appears to be from March 1903.

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036A.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1925 (circa)

Frank Lees caption: "The Delaware County Prison on the northeast corner of Second and Orange Streets. This prison building was built In 1850 at the same time the Court House was built. It housed offices of the sheriff and warden as well as living…

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036B.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1925 (circa)

See P-01036A for description

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036C.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1925 (circa)

See P-01036A for description

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036E.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950 (circa)

See P-01036A for description

Delaware County Prison, winter scene, with warden's house to right.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036F.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950 (circa)

See P-01036A for description

Delaware County Prison and Juvenile Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01348.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1938

Copy of original photo; source not noted

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01359.jpg

Address: N. Orange St. and W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1940

According to Frank Lees, the prison was demolished in 1951.

Second Street, looking east from Orange Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01390A.jpg

Address: W. 2nd St. and S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1940-1950

Second Street between Orange and Olive streets was abandoned when additional county offices were built in back of the Delaware County Court House. The County Prison and Juvenile Home are on the left, with the warden's house the next building to the…