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Group of children near bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01311A.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Left to right: Howard Mulholland, Cyrus Mulholland, Ann Mulholland, *Dot Sullivan (now Freeman), Sis Redding, *Dorothy Harvey (now Leonard, whose father took the photo), William Dutton Mulholland, Jr., and Arthur George Thorp, Jr. (* = only ones…

Group along Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08046.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)

Gas Works

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4084.jpg
Date: 1890-1900
Exterior of the building, with workmen around door. Sign on door reads: "No admittance except on business."

Dam at Sycamore Mills

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08047.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Along Ridley Creek

Covered Bridge over Crum Creek at Palmers Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08025.jpg
Date: 1920
See other photographs of Palmer's Mill.

Cottage site on Media Park Avenue

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01433F.jpg
Date: 1880 (circa)
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna."

C. Frank Williamson Lumber Yard, Station Road

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5164.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Six or seven buildings, some look like dwellings. Sign reads: C. Frank Williamson, Lumber, Coal, Wood and Feed. Railroad tracks in foreground.

Brinton's tomb

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8149.jpg
Date: 1901 (circa)
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899, his tomb in Media Cemetery.

Brinton's tomb

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8149-75.jpg
Date: 1901-10-24
Brinton, Daniel Garrison, 1837-1899, his tomb in Media Cemetery.

Bridge over Ridley Creek, the west entrance to Media, Del. Co., Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05058.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
This bridge carried Baltimore Pike over the creek. The small inlet and large pond are part of the Media Water Works.

Bland-Sewell murder, looking north on S. Orange Street, Media, Pa., at bridge over railroad

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8111.jpg
Date: 1898 (circa)
Pete Bland murdered Samuel Sewell near the Media Train Station on July 16, 1898. Bland was never apprehended. Plate very dark.

Beatty’s Mill, on Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4047.jpg
Date: 1889

Beatty’s dam, on Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4048.jpg
Date: 1889 (circa)
Crum Creek Road is on the left.

Along Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08045.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)

647-649 S. Orange St.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-9063.jpg
Date: 1900-1909
This twin house is just south of the intersection of Ridley Creek Rd. and S. Orange St. The photo also shows a partial view of 645 S. Orange, on the left.

"Burnt Mills" and view on Media Park

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01433G.jpg
Date: 1880 (circa)
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna." …