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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.

032. Old houses by stream

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18217.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.

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.

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.

047. Small bridge over stream in parklike setting

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Flood on Ridley Creek north of Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05015A.jpg
Date: 1950-11-25
On reverse: 5015, 50-1. Photograph by A. H. Tipping. Caption reads: Bridge on U.S. Rt #1 (Baltimore Pike) just over Media Borough line opposite Media Water Works in Upper Providence Township. Severe storms swell small creek to overflowing capacity.…

Flood on Ridley Creek at Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05015B.jpg
Date: 1950-11-25
On reverse: Negative number 5015 or 50-2. Photograph by A. H. Tipping. Caption reads: Severe storm swells small wading creek to over 8 feet deep. The swollen torrential stream is about to overflow into Media Borough's water system. The water within…

Flood on Ridley Creek at Media Water Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05015C.jpg
Date: 1950-11-25
On reverse: Negative number 5015 or 50-3. Photograph by A. H. Tipping. Caption reads: Severe storm swells small wading stream to over 8 feet in depth. The swollen torrential stream is about to overflow into the Borough's water system. The water…

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.

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.…

View on Brandywine Creek, probably in Delaware

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14008A.jpg
Location: Delaware
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.

Creek at Claymont [Delaware]

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-14008F.jpg
Location: Claymont (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
This may be the South Branch of Naaman's Creek. One of eight photographs on two album pages.

Photo album, scenes and people in Media, Pa. and Delaware Water Gap, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01443i.jpg
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 1913-1918
Nine photographs, top to bottom, left to right: 1. Jack O'Brien 2. "Davey", dog at [Cherry?] Walley House 3. Broomall's Dam, Media, Pa. 4. William Henry 5. Delaware River at Delaware Water Gap, Pa. 6. on a launch (motor boat), Water Gap 7. Jar…

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.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04008.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1910-1915
Copy of original photo; source not noted

Unknown property 1

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-9052.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1908 (circa)
Possibly a photograph for a legal case or of a crime scene, or documenting the property before it was sold?

Unknown property 1

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-9053.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1908 (circa)
Possibly a photograph for a legal case or of a crime scene, or documenting the property before it was sold?

Unknown property 1

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-9054.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1908 (circa)
Possibly a photograph for a legal case or of a crime scene, or documenting the property before it was sold?

Rose Valley near Moylan, Ben Walker and Ed

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08018A.jpg
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. Photo shows a stream that may be Vernon Run, a Ridley Creek tributary.