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Aerial view of quarry, Glen Mills, Pa.
Date: 1935-1945
View shows the quarry at the intersection of Stoney Bank Road (curving in the bottom right) and Forge Road (just out of the picture at the bottom. Formerly known as General Crushed Stone, this quarry is now (2020) part of Hanson Aggregates, and is…
Aerial view of Swarthmore, Pa.
Location: Swarthmore (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View shows center of Swarthmore, the railroad station, and in the upper right corner, the lower end of the Swarthmore College campus.
Aerial view of Prospect Hill Baptist Church, Prospect Park, Pa.
Location: Prospect Park (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
View also shows cemetery on Lincoln Avenue. Further along this avenue, on the opposite side of the street are a school building (now demolished), First United Methodist Church (remodeled and added onto since this photograph), and at 822 Lincoln…
Aerial view of convent and public school, Sharon Hill, Pa.
Location: 300 Calcon Hook Rd., Sharon Hill (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
the 1909 Mueller map identifies the church and surrounding complex as the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus. The other building is the Sharon Hill School. Calcon Hook Road winds through the upper left. The entire site is now (2020) occupied by Academy…
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…
Steam locomotive
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Location unknown, probably Delaware County, Pa. Pears Soap sign on adjacent building. Negative, probably by Streeper
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 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…
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 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…
Going to Media Station
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Train heading west. Boardwalk to Idlewild Hotel on right.
Steam train in Media Station pulling up to water tower
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
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.
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
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…
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…