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Thomas Allen, shooting
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-4112, taken on the same day. He is possibly the father of Bessie and Clement Allen, who are also pictured in this collection.
Stephen H. Appleton, on rocks outdoors
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
Probably along Ridley Creek near Media. AP-4221 is same location.
Cutter, Charles and Dick
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
Appleton's index entry, used as the title, leaves it unclear who (in this photograph of a man, horse, and horse-drawn vehicle, in a farm setting) is Charles, who is Dick, and if Cutter is a family name.
Duke Ivison
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
This could either be Duke who worked for the Ivison's (who owned the Charter House), or Duke might be the name of the Ivison's dog.
Eastman residence
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
House of John I. Eastman, listed in 1885 Media Directory at Washington, now Baltimore Ave., and Lemon St. Image is in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 37, as “Miss Eastman's Cottage." See also 1892 Map of Media.
Rev. Griffith, wet plate
Address: Not Known
Date: 1880 (circa)
Probably Rev. T. M. Griffith, listed as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1885 Media Directory. “Wet plate” refers to the photographic process used to capture the image.
Ellwood Haddock, at forge
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890 (circa)
Deborah Appleton's brother. He became a minister, but here is working at a blacksmith's forge.
Horne, flowers, wet plate
Address: Not Known
Date: 1867-1877
Probably flowers for the funeral of one of the photographer's grandparents or parents. "Wet plate" refers to the photographic process used to capture the image. This is possibly a copy from a tintype.
Hagerman baby, deceased
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900 (circa)
Possibly child of Herbert and A. Hagerman who lived at 30 E. Jefferson, according to 1897 Media Directory
Joseph Horne house
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895 (circa)
Home of photographer's parents, possibly in Marple Township or Darby, Pa.
Lindsay ruins
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
Rubble in a field; looks to be the ruins of a barn; another building is visible in the nearby woods.
Monkey on park bench
Address: Not Known
Date: 1899 (circa)
This may be "Timmie," the pet money of Dr. and Mrs. Morton P. Dickeson, as described in the animal's obituary in the Chester Times, March 29, 1919. The monkey was 13 years old. However, Timmie figured in a lawsuit that was covered by the…
W. H. Newlin shop
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895 (circa)
Sign reads: Carpenter and Builder. The 1885 Media Directory lists William Newlin, carpenter, with a residence at the corner of Franklin St. and Manchester Ave. The shop pictured was most likely at a different location, probaby somewhere in Media.
