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Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

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Date: 1950-06-10
"Ted placing platform in Frank Ross roof." This probably refers to Ted Hadley, placing a viewing platform for the Firemen's Parade on the roof of the Frank Ross Shoe Repair shop.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-47.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
"Ted placing platform in Frank Ross roof." This probably refers to Ted Hadley, placing a viewing platform for the Firemen's Parade on the roof of the Frank Ross Shoe Repair shop.

Delaware County American newspaper office, exterior

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Date: 1889 (circa)
American address is 10; photo also shows store of Samuel Dutton, at No. 12, and another building to the right, probably No. 8 Addresses probably 8 to 12 E. State St. 1885 Media Directory confirms Dutton at 12 E. State, but Media must have changed its…

Webster store, interior

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Date: 1900 (circa)
P. L. Webster sold butter and eggs at this location in 1900. Media 1897 Directory lists: Pennell L. Webster, Milk, 109 W. State, House, same

Schuchardt store or barber shop and J. Sweeny Shoe Store

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5167-5.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
According to 1897 Media Directory, George Schuchardt had a barber shop at this location.

Henry C. Snowden, Jr. Hardware, window

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Date: 1909 (circa)
Advertising "Muresco for wall and ceiling decoration. Superior to Kalsomite or any other wall finish. Manufactured by Benjamin Moore & Co., New York and Chicago."

Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, south 25 feet

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8198.jpg
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location.

Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, north

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8199.jpg
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."

Bosler’s store window

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Address: Not Known
Date: 1905-11-22
Showing display of two Post products, Postum and Grape-Nuts. Sign above the display reads: "Some can, some cannot drink coffee. If each week your ailment grows worse, stop coffee. Use Postum. There's a reason. Postum Coffee. It makes red blood. The…

Darby, Main Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8387-1.jpg
Date: 1906-1907
Location is approximate.

Darby, Main Street

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Date: 1906-1907
Location is approximate.

Darby, Main Street

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Date: 1906-1907
Shows George M. Dunlap, Leading Cash Grocer, 857 and 859, Central Meat Market, No. 861, and a stationery store at 861-1/2.

Rorer’s store

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/AP-5201-2.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Photo includes other buildings on either side of the store, at the southeast corner of Baltimore Pike and Orange St. Similar to and probably used as basis for engraving in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 29. All the buildings in this photograph…

North side of Baltimore Avenue looking west from Orange Street after a snowfall

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Date: 1966-12
Frank Lees caption: "From right to left are: the building once occupied by Ellis Pharmacy, the building once occupied by Broadbelt Stables, Pierson's Garage, and Trimm Glass Company, which burned down in 1975. Below that was Pierson's auto showroom;…

Baltimore Avenue looking east from Orange Street after a snowfall

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Date: 1966-12
View includes Storey's Unpainted [Furniture] and Media Republican Club on right or south side, and the modern Delaware County National Bank building and Sunoco Station on the north side.

Plumstead Inn and Tancreed's, State Street at Plum Street, south side

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Date: 1968-07
Frank Lees caption: In July 1968 the Plumstead Inn and Tancreed's Dress Store were about to be torn down, for the relocation of Plum Street and the building of the First Keystone Federal Savings Bank. The building that house Tancreed's had earlier…

Media High School Band: Memorial Day 1966

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Date: 1966/05/30
This was the last time the MHS band marched down state street. Shortly after, the high school was closed, with the students transferred to the new Penncrest High School in Middletown Township. This photograph is probably a print made from a slide,…

Hardware store run by Isaac Johnson III, and Jefferis Drugs

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Date: 1925-07-04
Photograph, probably by E. V. Streeper, of the hardware store that occupied the Media Ledger building for more than 75 years. The store closed sometime between 2004 and 2008.

Co-operative Store, northeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Olive Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01049A.jpg
Date: 1967
Demolished for construction of municipal parking garage.

View looking east on Baltimore Avenue from west of Olive Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01049B.jpg
Date: 1967
View shows Co-operative Store, gas station, Charles A. Limburg [Auto and Trucks] Sales and Service, Scotthaven Tourists, and various vintage automobiles parked and driving on the road.

Concordville, Pa.

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Date: 1914 (circa)
Caption on reverse: Concordville, Pa. "The Village," looking westward, from Chester Road. Frank Lees notation indicates this is at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Concord Road.