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Melody Accident Case, long view
Address: 9th Street, Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902 (circa)
Peter Melody, driving a horse and wagon on Ninth Street in Chester on Nov. 26, 1901, was struck by a trolley car; he and the horse were both killed. Appleton photographed this scene as part of the legal case related to this accident.
Melody Accident Case, short view
Address: 9th Street, Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902 (circa)
Peter Melody, driving a horse and wagon on Ninth Street in Chester on Nov. 26, 1901, was struck by a trolley car; he and the horse were both killed. Appleton photographed this scene as part of the legal case related to this accident.
Memorial Day Parade
Date: 1954 (circa)
Looking west on State Street from Veteran's Square. Veterans of Foreign Wars group in front.
Memorial Day Parade, Media, Pa.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Two Jeeps with military personnel and machine guns. Location is not noted.
Men working on water mains at intersection of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Ave.
Date: 1939-10-16
The Media Inn is in the background, along with a directional sign atop the traffic signal, from the Keystone Auto club: "Baltimore 89, Oxford 37, Philadelphia 13."
Men working on water mains at intersection of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Ave.
Date: 1939-10-16
A bus marked "Media" and automobiles are in the background, along with a directional sign from the Keystone Auto Club, atop the traffic signal: "Providence Road: Chester 5, Wallingford 1, Newtown Square 7."
Men working on water mains at intersection of Providence Rd. and Baltimore Ave.
Date: 1939-10-16
An Atlantic gas station is adorned with a banner advertising "New Oldsmobile." The side of the Media Inn is visible.
Mendenhall farm
Address: Not Known
Date: 1902-03-02
Farm field with rutted track leading to farm buildings and farm house in distance
Michael Motley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1996-11-19
Philadelphia Inquirer article about Michael Motley's election as president of the Media Area Branch of the NAACP. The article discusses his focus on the education committee, work with the Rose Tree Media School District and their multi-cultural task…
Michener's Media Ice Company float
Date: 1900
This was the float for the Media Semi-Centennial parade in 1900. This company was later known as the Media Coal and Ice Co.
Michener's Media Ice Company, cart of 1850s for parade,
Date: 1900
This was a float in Media's 1900 Semi-Centennial celebration. Written on cart: “No one cares for me.” This company was later known as the Media Coal and Ice Co.
Middletown Presbyterian Church, exterior
Date: 1906-1907
The small building pictured was remodeled and absorbed into the larger church and Sunday School complex now on this site. The cemetery sits behind the building.
Middletown Presbyterian Church, interior
Date: 1900 (circa)
The small building pictured was remodeled and absorbed into the larger church and Sunday School complex now on this site.
Middletown Presbyterian Church, interior
Date: 1906-1907
The small building pictured was remodeled and absorbed into the larger church and Sunday School complex now on this site.
Middletown Public School No. 1
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images.
Middletown trees
Date: 1890 (circa)
Huge trees, with horse and buggy between the trees; Deborah Appleton, photographer's wife, is in the buggy
Mildred Brooks
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1904-12-14
Married Henry Ewing Macky; she and her husband are both buried in Media Cemetery. She may be the mother of Baby Macky (see AP-5903 and AP-5904) and is the sister of Marjorie Brooks (see AP-8345 and AP-5507).
