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Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-10
William B. McClenachan, Jr., president of the Delaware County Firemen's Association.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)
Residence of Henry M. and Mary T. Fussell, 24 E. Jefferson Street, Media, Pa.
Address: 24 E. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
On reverse: Robert and Lewis Fussell on the porch. Mary T. Fussell in bay window.
Band with Theodore Roosevelt
Location: Colorado Springs (Co.)
Date: 1901-08-02
Based on research in newspaper archives, this photograph was probably taken by Clyde M. Allam on August 2, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt, then vice-president of the United States, gave a speech in Colorado Springs, Colorado on the occasion of the…
Jacob Wendell 50th wedding anniversary, copy of photograph.
Location: Unknown
Date: 1900 (circa)
Donated by Robert M. Allam. See P-14013A for explanation. The relation of this photograph to Clyde Allam and the Allam family is unknown. Photograph marked "Studio of H. Parker Rolfe, 1305-07 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa." The negative seems to be a…
Allam family
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
Helen Allam with Childred: Paul, Robert, Mark, and Dortthy. Marion Hubbard, grandmother. This may be on Woodland Avenue in the Bortondale section of Middletown Township. . Removed from Box W3-2, Dr. Mark Allam folder. A print is in that folder.…
Spring Mountain House, Schwenksville. Burned down 1920s or 1930s.
Address: Schwenksville, Pa.
Date: 1910-1912
Donated by Robert M. Allam. See P-14013A for explanation.
Dedication of the New Post Office
Address: 101 E. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1962-11-17
View across the loading dock toward Gayley Street and Baltimore Avenue, showing Pinocchio's Pizza on the northeast corner, and a Texaco gas station on the southest corner. This building, which replaced a municipal metered parking lot, was dedicated…
Media football team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
Two copies, with names on reverse: Left to right: Top: Thomas Carlin, Walter Reed, Fred. Seal, John Hawthorne, William Steigelman, Thomas Taney, Marion Fairlamb. Bottom: William Zeising, Fred Guetter, George Barker, Benjamin (Benny) Stiteler, A.…
Media baseball team during Howellville days.
Address: Gradyville, Edgmont Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-08-02
Provenance: given by Thomas S. Fields to Edward V. Streeper; then Chick Heavens gave it to the MHAC. Print of Appleton AP-8209. Probably taken at Baker's General Store in Gradyville section of Edgmont Township. Streeper's list is lost; and the typed…
Media Athletic Association baseball team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1901-09-28
3 copies. Same team and same location as Appleton AP-5666. Names on back of one copy, in Frank Lees' handwriting: Benjamin Stiteler, Leon Baker, Clarence McIntyre, Fred Cope, Harold Thomas, Bill Kelly, Matt Fox, George Barker, Clayton Worrall
Media baseball team.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-10-05
2 copies. Same as Appleton AP-5158. IDs on photograph: “Phenomenal” John Smith, Curt Wiegand, Harry Barton, Phil Larkin, “Frosty” Stackhouse, George Noblitt, Jay Murray, Pete Band, Jimmy Toman, Matthew Fox, Phil Donnelly, “Cheese” Anderson, Bert…
Media baseball team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-10-05
Same as Appleton AP-5159, and almost identical to AP-5158. See P-15036 for IDs.
Media Athletic Association Baseball Club
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Two copies. Same team and same location as Appleton AP-8255. Bottom row, second from left: Matthew Fox. Top row, wearing bowtie, Albin Ottey. Other names, on reverse of one copy, include: McIntyre, H. A. Thomas, H. L. Highbarger, and Leon Baker.
Reservoir, Springfield Water Co
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1920 (circa)
This is probably the lower pond created by the dam north of Beatty Road.
Media Rotary Club at convention in Atlantic City
Address: 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City (N.J.)
Date: 1957-04
Caption on front: District 266 Rotary International, Chalfonte Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, April 1957. On reverse: Clockwise from front: J. H. Tipping (turned to face camera), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark. Bill Vivian, Helen and Gunnar Jorgensen, Mrs.…
Rebecca Smedley, Media Free Library
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1923
According to her obituary from the Chester Times, July 11, 1950, Smedley served as librarian from 1906 to 1917. She never married, and lived at 44 E. Front Street, a block from the library.
Media High School Class Photo (Old High School Building)
Date: 1900 (circa)
The teacher with the mustache on the far right also appears in AP-8101-1 and AP-8101-2
C. Frank Williamson, Media Free Library
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950
Williamson was a board member from the library's founding in 1901 until his death on August 21, 1955, at the age of 94, according to his August 22, 1955 obituary in the Chester Times.