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Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, south 25 feet
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location.
Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, north
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location. Small street sign reads: "Boothes Corner 4 mi". Sign on building : "Agency for Champion binders movers."
Concordville railroad wreck, view to the west
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Boxcar derailed and off the tracks. Workmen milling around; and onlookers watching.
Concordville railroad wreck, north view
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Boxcar derailed and off the tracks. Workmen milling around; and onlookers watching. Special derrick on flatbed railroad car.
Concordville railroad wreck, east view
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Two flatbed railroad cars with special derricks, probably to be used to get the boxcar back on the tracks.
Lansdowne accident. Railroad grade crossing east of station.
Address: Schappet Terrace, Lansdowne (Pa.)
Date: 1905-02-07
Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Man is standing next to factory at grade crossing on Union Ave.
Lansdowne accident
Address: Schappet Terrace, Lansdowne (Pa.)
Date: 1905-02-07
Looking east along railroad tracks from west of Schappet Terrace where man was found. Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Negative broken in 3 pieces. Houses in foreground are…
Lansdowne accident. Near view looking east on railroad tracks
Address: Schappet Terrace, Lansdowne (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Schappet Terrace is in foreground; factory and rowhouses in background to left of tracks are on Union Ave., which has a grade crossing with…
Railroad showing overpass of Middletown Road
Date: 1900-1909
Location is approximate.
Railroad showing overpass of Middletown Road
Date: 1900-1909
Location is approximate.
Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton, Ed, Whitey, and Walker
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton roads, looking upstream. Chester Creek flows in the valley to the left below…
P.R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] Locomotive
Location: None
Date: 1880 (circa)
According to a handwritten note on the back of this card, this was the type of locomotive once used on the Media line. "Property of John McAllister, Media, Pa."
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.
Steam train in Media Station pulling up to water tower
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Going to Media Station
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Train heading west. Boardwalk to Idlewild Hotel on right.
Ed. Miller, conductor of Pennsylvania Railroad's first train into West Chester
Location: West Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1858-11-11
Either 1854 or 1858. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Railroad tracks near Elwyn
Date: 1894 (circa)
Typed caption on reverse reads: "Taken just before the railroad started on the double track looking east and showing the bridge over Indian Lane. The posts of the lower gate may be seen a little to the right of the bridge." Frank Lees Slide 1572. One…
View of railroad in Ridley Creek Valley, near Media, Pa. , with Clothier Mansion atop the far hill.
Date: 1894
Typed caption on reverse reads: "Looking due east showing the valley through which the Cent. Div. runs and the tracks skirting the property from its western boundary to the point it goes onto the high bridge; this frontage is an arc of a circle."…
Railroad Bridge
Date: 1920
Caption scratched into bottom of print reads: "Bridge down over R.R. on Indian Lane." View looking east over Ridley Creek valley. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7…