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  • Street Address is exactly "1 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)"
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Sprogell School

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03049.jpg
Date: 1910 (circa)
Shows class and teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Sprogell. With copy negative. Copy of original photo; source not noted.

Miss Bessie's School

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Date: 1915 (circa)
The Sprogell School, run by sisters Bessie (Elizabeth) and Tillie Sprogell. "Frank Hamilton" handwritten on reverse. Doris Hamilton is mentioned on a posit-it note on reverse; she was possibly donor of the photograph.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12028A.jpg
Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12028B.jpg
Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12028C.jpg
Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12027E.jpg
Date: 1970 (circa)
This is probably story hour. Picture dated from clothing on children and pop-art poster in background.

Media Free Library, ribbon cutting by Arthur Wiltshire, board member

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030H.jpg
Date: 1961
The library's new room was opened in this ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22. 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, ribbon cutting by Arthur Wiltshire, board member

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030i.jpg
Date: 1961
The library's new room was opened in this ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22. 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, interior shelves of new room

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030F.jpg
Date: 1961
This photograph shows the new room added to the back of the library, dedicated in April 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, interior shelves of new room

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030G.jpg
Date: 1961
This photograph shows the new room added to the back of the library, dedicated in April 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, entrance

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030E.jpg
Date: 1961-04-11
Date for 12030 series based on dated print of this photograph, April 11, 1961, in Folder 12028

Media Free Library Doll Display

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12012.jpg
Date: 1955 (circa)
Mary Williamson, wife of board member C. Frank Williamson, is showing the doll to a woman and two Girl Scouts. These dolls (as of 2019) are in the collection of the Media Historic Archives Commission.