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069. Wissahickon Creek downstream of Valley Green; Valley Green Road bridge in background.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18226.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Identified by Adam Levine from personal knowledge of site.

057. Mouth of Chester Creek.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18225.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. The mouth of Chester Creek at the Delaware River, viewed from 2nd Street. Thanks to Ted Xaras for identifying this location.

056. Stream with factories, stores, and bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18224.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Possibly Chester Creek in Chester, or Darby Creek in Darby.

050. Rapids in stream with either bridge abutments or ruins of a factory.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18223.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

047. Small bridge over stream in parklike setting

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18222.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

046. Mouth of creek near large river, with factory on right and bridge in distance

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18221.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Possibly the mouth of Crum Creek or Ridley Creek at the Delaware River.

040. Roadway in parklike setting leading to concrete bridge over stream.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18220.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Possibly Cobbs Creek Parkway.

039. Tall dam on creek with two factory buildings below.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18219.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

034. Stream in channel with Baldwin Locomotive Works in background.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18218.jpg
Location: Eddystone (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." Identified from Google Maps. Stream is either Crum Creek or a raceway leading to factory from this creek. Exact location uncertain.

032. Old houses by stream

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18217.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

025. Crum Creek, Springton Reservoir at Gradyville Road

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18216.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." Address is approximate.

019. Bridge over stream

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18215.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

018. Bridge over stream

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18214.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

017. Stream and factory with smokestack

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18213.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

014. Stream in winter

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18212.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

010. Stream

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18211.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

009. Dam and stream.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18210.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification.

Crum Creek, Swarthmore College

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18204.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Exact location uncertain

1556B. Skaters on pond formed by Palmer's Dam on Ridley Creek, just north of Baltimore Pike.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18201.jpg
Date: 1956-1957
Looking north of Baltimore Pike at pond behind dam. Address is for the small Middletown Township Memorial Park now (in 2020) at this location.

1556A. Skaters on pond formed by Palmer's Dam on Ridley Creek, just north of Baltimore Pike.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18200.jpg
Date: 1956-1957
Looking north of Baltimore Pike at pond behind dam. Address is for the small Middletown Township Memorial Park now (in 2020) at this location.

1552. Media Water works with railroad bridge in background

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18196.jpg
Date: 1956-1957
Ridley Creek is on the left.

DC2. Debris and culm filled area, Darby Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18181.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked 'Duplicate;" unsure of orientation. Image may be flipped. Exact location uncertain.

DC1. Darby Creek between Pine St. Bridge and B&O Railroad Bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18180.jpg
Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked 'Duplicate," unsure of orientation. Image may be flipped. Looking toward B & railroad bridge from near Pine Street Bridge. Address is approximate.

743. Darby Creek, Tinicum Marsh

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18164.jpg
Date: 1956 (circa)
Delaware River and Little Tinicum Island are in the distance. This view may have been taken from over Folcroft.

640. Darby Creek, north of Bryn Mawr Ave., Radnor Township

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18157.jpg
Date: 1955-09
Location uncertain. This may be the bridge on Goshen Road or on Saw Mill Road at Darby Paoli Road.