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Rose Tree dogs
Date: 1900 (circa)
These were most likely dogs used in fox hunts that originated at Rose Tree.
Rose Tree Lodge No. 275, I.O.O.F., Media, Pa.
Date: 1900 (circa)
International Order of Odd Fellows. This group met in a building in the Rose Tree section of Upper Providence Township, Pa.
Palmers Dam on Crum Creek
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08009 and P-08040, for full description. This dam was inundated by the creation of the Springton Reservoir.
Palmer’s Dam and Mill on Crum Creek
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…
Red Bridge carrying Rose Tree Road over Ridley Creek
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…
Palmers Mill and Dam at Crum Creek
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08008 and P-08009. This property is now beneath Springton Reservoir.
Palmers Mill and Dam at Crum Creek
Date: 1900 (circa)
See also P-08008 and P-08009. This property is now beneath Springton Reservoir.
Ridley Creek at Smedley’s Meadow
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known. See also P-08050 and P-08044.
Ridley Creek at Smedley’s Meadow
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known. See also P-08048 and P-08044.
Bland-Sewell murder, looking north on S. Orange Street, Media, Pa., at bridge over railroad
Date: 1898 (circa)
Pete Bland murdered Samuel Sewell near the Media Train Station on July 16, 1898. Bland was never apprehended. Plate very dark.
Idlewild Cottage, west end
Date: 1897 (circa)
Designed by Frank Furness. Potted plants on porch and in yard.
Idlewild Cottage, west end
Date: 1897 (circa)
Designed by Frank Furness. Potted plants on porch and in yard.
Media high railroad bridge over Ridley Creek looking toward Media Station
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-5128 for information on this circle picture.
C. Frank Williamson Lumber Yard, Station Road
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.
Woodmen
Address: 325 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Probably at C. Frank Williamson’s lumber yard, near railroad station in Media. Scene includes railroad flatbed cars loaded with lumber, woodsmen with axes, and huge uncut tree trunks with bark still attached.
Rogers' grave, with flowers and boy in sailor's suit at grave, in Media Cemetery.
Date: 1895-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See also AP-5064. The Smedley family intermarried with the Rogers family. This is probably the grave of Ellen Jane Smedley Rogers who died 18 Oct 1899.
Rogers' grave etc. with flowers, at Media Cemetery.
Date: 1895-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See also AP-5064. The Smedley family intermarried with the Rogers family. This is probably the grave of Ellen Jane Smedley Rogers who died 18 Oct 1899.
