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571. River. From Governor Printz Park, downstream, Essington.

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Date: 1955-08
Looking downstream on the Delaware River from Governor Printz State Park.

Aerial view of Chester, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18015.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1935-1945
The view shows Chester Creek and part of Chester's waterfront on the Delaware River. Edgmont Avenue is the diagonal street in the middle of the photo.

Commodore Barry Bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010G.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1974-02
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010F.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1974-02
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010E.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1974-02
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge under construction

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010D.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge under construction, with Chester (Pa.) to Bridgeport (N.J.) ferry

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010C.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge under construction

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010B.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Commodore Barry Bridge under construction

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14010A.jpg
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.

Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14009D.jpg
Date: 1912
One of four cyanotypes. Exact location not noted, but may be along Ridley Creek.

Creek at Claymont [Delaware]

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Location: Claymont (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
This may be the South Branch of Naaman's Creek. One of eight photographs on two album pages.

View on Brandywine Creek, probably in Delaware

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Location: Delaware
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.

Crum Creek

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Location: None
Date: 1890 (circa)
Exact location unknown

Palmers Mill and Dam at Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08040B.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08008 and P-08009. This property is now beneath Springton Reservoir.

Palmers Mill and Dam at Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08040A.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08008 and P-08009. This property is now beneath Springton Reservoir.

Flood on Ridley Creek at Barren Road and Sycamore Mills Road

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08021B.jpg
Date: 1960-09-12
This flood was causd by Hurrican Donna, which skirted Delaware County but still dumped almost four inches of rain on the area.

Flood on Ridley Creek at Barren Road and Sycamore Mills Road

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08021A.jpg
Date: 1960-09-12
This flood was caused by Hurrican Donna, which skirted Delaware County but still dumped almost four inches of rain on the area.

Red Bridge carrying Rose Tree Road over Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08014.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: “This old covered bridge, still known to many as the Red Bridge, carries Rose Tree Road across the Ridley Creek, connecting Upper Providence Township with Middletown Township. The date of this photo is unknown. Although the bridge…

Palmer’s Dam and Mill on Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08009A.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "This is Palmer's Mill, alongside Palmers Dam on the Crum Creek. Looking carefully you can see a fisherman sitting on the bank. Also you can see the spillway for the race which ran the huge water wheels in the mill. This mill was…

Palmers Dam on Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08008A.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08009 and P-08040, for full description. This dam was inundated by the creation of the Springton Reservoir.

View looking south along Ridley Creek valley toward Media railroad bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04050B.jpg
Date: 1894
Typed caption on reverse reads: "View taken from the creek road showing [Clothier] Mansion on hill, the high bridge of the P.R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] and the wooden covered bridge over Ridley Creek. To the right of the covered bridge may be seen…

June 1916. Concrete bridge over Ridley Creek at foot of property.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04050A.jpg
Date: 1916-06
This bridge carried Baltimore Pike over the creek at Palmer's Dam. View looking south at railroad bridge in background. Frank Lees Slide 1568. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain.…

Steam train on High Bridge over Ridley Creek Valley, heading east towards Media

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1910-1915
Copy of original photo; source not noted