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View of lake and boating grounds, Media Park
Date: 1880 (circa)
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna."…
Railroad High Bridge over Ridley Creek Valley, looking west
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Bridge over railroad, and Clothier Mansion atop hill, are visible in the background.
Railroad bridge, probably in Delaware County, Pa.
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Location of this photograph is uncertain. Original caption: The original High Bridge from the Media Water Works area. Frank Lees wrote on folder: Believed to be over Darby Creek at Clifton Heights, not Media as marked. The photographer lived in…
Media railroad bridge, perspective
Date: 1890-1900
Looking from trestle over Ridley Creek toward Elwyn Institute, in distance
Mancill’s Mill, Media Water Works
Date: 1891-11
Photo taken on same day as AP-4126; see case and coat in foreground of each image. Photo Folder 5036 has prints, one of them dated Nov. 1891. The Media high railroad bridge Is in background.
View looking south along Ridley Creek valley toward Media railroad bridge
Date: 1894
Typed caption on reverse reads: "View taken from the creek road showing [Clothier] Mansion on hill, the high bridge of the P.R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] and the wooden covered bridge over Ridley Creek. To the right of the covered bridge may be seen…
Railroad trestle over Ridley Creek Valley
Date: 1894 (circa)
Looking from Elwyn side of Ridley Creek toward Media, with west end of the borough visible in the distance .One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative
Angora railroad bridge
Date: 1895 (circa)
Location is approximate. This bridge crossed a small stream called Thomas Run or Ameaseka Run, in West Philadelphia. The stream was buried in a sewer by the early 20th century and the railroad now crosses this valley at grade.
Media high railroad bridge over Ridley Creek looking toward Media Station
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-5128 for information on this circle picture.
Burmont railroad bridge, under construction or repair
Location: Clifton Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
This is the bridge over Darby Creek, on the Media train line. What is now called Gladstone station was then called Burmont station.
Burmont railroad bridge, under construction or repair
Location: Clifton Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
This is the bridge over Darby Creek, on the Media train line. What is now called Gladstone station was then called Burmont station, which appears in the background.
Burmont railroad bridge, old?
Location: Clifton Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
This may be the bridge before the repairs or reconstruction shown in AP-5179 and AP-5180.
Media high railroad bridge, old
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Same view as AP-4114. Trestle on SEPTA Media Elwyn Line, crossing Ridley Creek
