Media Historic Archives

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, elementary school Class of 1930

Address: S. Monroe St. and Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1930

Location of this photograph is uncertain. In 1930, the School was located on the south side of Baltimore Avenue in the middle of the block between Gayley and Monroe streets. See P-03003B for the same photo with several people identified by Frank…

Shortlidge Academy (Media Academy)

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Address: W. State St. and S. Monroe St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1890 (circa)

Copy of original photo; source not noted. A small copy of this photo is in Folder 3005; the scan was made from an oversized print.

Shortlidge Academy Football Team

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Address: W. State St. and S. Monroe St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1897

Brooke Hall Academy for Girls

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1890 (circa)

Brooke Hall Academy for Girls: Lawn

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1890 (circa)

Brooke Hall Academy for Girls

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1880 (circa)

Brooke Hall Academy for Girls

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1880 (circa)

Friends Select School 1910

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Address: E. Baker St. and Gayley St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1910

Includes identifications on reverse, but in no discernible order.

Miss Bessie's School

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Address: 1 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1915 (circa)

The Sprogell School, run by sisters Bessie (Elizabeth) and Tillie Sprogell. "Frank Hamilton" handwritten on reverse. Doris Hamilton is mentioned on a posit-it note on reverse; she was possibly donor of the photograph.

Sprogell School

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Address: 1 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1910 (circa)

Shows class and teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Sprogell. With copy negative. Copy of original photo; source not noted.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, school group portrait

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Address: S. Monroe St. and Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1912 (circa)

According to Frank Lees, Most Rev. James P. McCloskey is the priest in the center of the photo.

American Red Cross building, former home of Sprogell School.

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Address: 1 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-04

The building later became the home of the Media Upper Providence Free Library. It was demolished in 2016, and a new library built on the site. Centennial Book 51.

Alexander Foundation School

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Address: 600 N. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-04

Centennial Book 70

Brooke Hall Apartments

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-05

This building had previous uses as a hotel, and earlier, as the Eastman Seminary for Girls.

Sun Ray Drug Company

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Address: W. State St. and S. Olive St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-06

Anna Mary Walters School once occupied this site, and later, the Media Drug store. Frank Lees, in his photo caption on the print founded in Photo Folder 1345, called this the Haldeman Building.

Brooke Hall Apartments

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Address: S. Lemon St. and W. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)

Date: 1950-03-29

This building had previous uses as a hotel, and earlier, as the Eastman Seminary for Girls.