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Baltimore Pike being widened
Date: 1938-12-28
Loking east down to Ridley Creek Valley, from about where Black Horse Tavern once stood. Delaware County Court House is building atop the hill in the background.
Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton, Ed, Whitey, and Walker
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. Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton roads, looking upstream. Chester Creek flows in the valley to the left below…
Brinton cottage, Elwyn
Address: Not Known
Date: 1902-06-08
This is probably the home of G. Herbert Brinton, the largest house in an early-20th-century development called Elwynside, south of the Elwyn railroad station. If it still stands, it is on on the driveway that continues east from the dead-end of Elwyn…
Covered Bridge over Ridley Creek at Water Works
Date: 1900 (circa)
On reverse: Property of W. Somers Ford 1909.
Crook’s house
Date: 1895-1900
Henry Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (295), writes that the Pratt/Crooks house stood opposite Cumberland Cemetery on Middletown Road (Route 352).
Crook’s roadway, Middletown, Dam barrel
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Crook’s roadway, Middletown, Water trough
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Crook’s roadway, washed gully, close-up
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Crook’s roadway, washed gully, close-up
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Crook’s roadway, Wawa Road Corner, Middletown
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Crook’s roadway, Wawa Road, wide view
Date: 1902-05-02
This may have been taken for a legal case related to the condition of the road, perhaps related to the ditch or drainage that seems to be the focus of this series of pictures, AP-8229-8231.
Cumberland Cemetery, gate and gate house
Date: 1895-1900
Beautiful ornamental ironwork in the gate.
Cutting ice on Palmer's Dam
Date: 1895 (circa)
In the old vernacular, a pond and a dam were synonymous. Palmer's Dam was located on Ridley Creek just north of Baltimore Pike, upstream of the Media Water Works. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Edgmont Road, north view, best
Date: 1902 (circa)
Photography probably taken in support of a legal case related to an accident at this location. Farm buildings, fields, and houses in valley at bottom of road.
Edgmont Road, south
Date: 1902 (circa)
Photography probably taken in support of a legal case related to an accident at this location.
Elwyn Training School donkey
Date: 1900 (circa)
Donkey pulling cart holding barrel.
Elwyn, railroad cut under Middletown Road Bridge
Date: 1905-1909
Location is approximate.
General Charles Lewis Leiper, cemetery monument
Date: 1900-09-28
Monument dedicated May 27, 1900 in the Middletown Presbyterian Church cemetery
Group posed at the site of new bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Ridley Creek.
Date: 1946-1948
Caption on reverse, probably left to right: Sgt. Francis X. Kelly, Pennsylvania State Police; ?, Francis Gray, Tom Pension, ? Harbold, Walter Strine, Frank Snear
Mancill Bridge, covered
Date: 1895 (circa)
Baltimore Pike crossing Ridley Creek at Elwyn Road, showing covered bridge. Ridley Creek at this location is the boundary between Upper Providence and Middletown townships.
Mancill Bridge, covered, over Ridley Creek
Date: 1891 (circa)
Photo taken on same day as AP-4121: see case and coat in foreground of each. See Photo Folder 5036 with prints of these negatives, one dated Nov. 1891.
Mancill’s Mill, Media Water Works
Date: 1891-11
Photo taken on same day as AP-4126; see case and coat in foreground of each image. Photo Folder 5036 has prints, one of them dated Nov. 1891. The Media high railroad bridge Is in background.
Media Water Works
Date: 1899-11-24
On Ridley Creek, with Media high railroad bridge in background
Media Water Works
Date: 1899-11-24
On Ridley Creek; Media high railroad bridge in background