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T. J. and I. L. Haldeman's Dry Goods & Grocery Depot, northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01043.jpg
Date: 1854 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "This is the northwest corner of State and Olive Street about 1860. The building is Haldeman's department store. On the second floor are the first offices of the First National Bank of Media, now [in 1979] Provident National…

Residence [and shop] of Ralph Buckley [at State and Olive streets]

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01469.jpg
Date: 1855
Oversized photographic copy of illustration from 1855 Map of Media.

Buckley, R., established 1850, Media, Pa., Heating, Range, Stove, Tinware, Plumbing and General Housekeeping Establishment.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01466A.jpg
Date: 1860 (circa)
Olive and State streets. Copy of broadside, mounted on mat board. Lithograph by “Longacre & Co, 30 & 32 S. 7th St., Philada”. For color detail of lithograph, see P-01466B.

Buckley, R., established 1850, Media, Pa., Heating, Range, Stove, Tinware, Plumbing and General Housekeeping Establishment.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01466B.jpg
Date: 1860 (circa)
Olive and State streets. Color detail of broadside shown in P-01466A. Lithograph by “Longacre & Co, 30 & 32 S. 7th St., Philada”]

Packard’s Dry Goods Store, Orange Street north of Front Street, west side.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01222.jpg
Date: 1880-1900
Frank Lees caption: "Mark Packard established what was known as 'Mark Packard's Church,' the Methodist Episcopal Church, on Manchester Avenue in Wallingford." Copy of original photo; source not noted

Delaware County American newspaper office, exterior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4027.jpg
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…

Northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01228.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted

Emil Holl Building

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01468.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
Northwest corner of State and Orange streets, Media. Oversized photographic print

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.

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…

The Black Building

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01233A.jpg
Date: 1900
Frank Lees caption: “This building stands on the northeast corner of State Street and South Avenue, This lot was purchased by Mr. Beatty in 1850 when the County was auctioning off lots. Mr. Beatty built this building in 1850 and it became Media's…

The Black Building

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01233B.jpg
Date: 1900
Frank Lees wrote this long description of this building in 1976: Northeast corner of State St. and South Ave. (Veterans Square). Built by John C. Beatty in 1850. Building construction began in 1849, completed before Media became a Borough. Was once…

State Street, looking west from Olive Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01242.jpg
Date: 1900
View includes Snowden's, Kirschnek Jewelers, and the First National Bank. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Webster store, interior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5089.jpg
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

W. G. Hough’s Cash Grocery, 102 W. State Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01065.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Shopkeepers and a boy posing outside the shop. Copy of original photo; source not noted

State Street at Olive Street, showing Buckley and Haldeman buildings

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01319.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
This information is from Frank Lees' caption on the folder. No caption on photograph.

Edgemont Post Office, in store of “E. G. Peirce, dealer in general merchandise.”

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14004.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Caption on reverse reads: "Edgemont, Pa. on West Chester Pike. Car line ran from 69th St. to West Chester along West Chester Pike." Donated by Mrs. Hoyt (nee Sills), April 11, 1982. This building, which is no longer standing, was on the south side of…

Freihofer’s bread wagon

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01357.jpg
Date: 1900-1925
Sign on horse-drawn wagon reads; Freihofer's, Fine Bread. The bakery was in Chester. Location of this photo is unknown.

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…