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South Avenue looking south from Front Street
Date: 1920 (circa)
Trolley tracks shown down the center. "Meat Market" shown at corner of State Street.
Media Ledger Building, showing Media Hardware Co. and Jefferis Drugs, southwest corner of State and Jackson streets
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption sheet says this building built on land once owned by Isaac Worrall in 1891, the same year the Media Ledger newspaper was founded.
J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home
Address: 1 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-05-07
Caption sheet in folder says this "former residence of Mrs. Thompson" was "built on property once owned by Isaac Worrall."
Frank and Arthur Wiltshire at the Media Republican Club
Address: 216 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
The two men are either receiving watches from or presenting them to the unnamed women.
Media Lions Club Keystone Kops
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950
The performance of the Keystone Kops was part of the 8-day Media Centennial Celebration in June 1950. The Kops "punished" beardless men who had not purchased the required "Beardless Permits," which were sold by the Lions Club leading up to this…
Media Lions Club presenting iron lung to the Media Fire Department.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Names on reverse (probably left to right): Frank Lees (front), Gleave Baker, A. Fred Schultz, Mayor; Ed Gibson, Francis Gray, Gus Houtman, Bob Burke, and Charles Outland
Officers, Media Lions Club
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Names on reverse (probably left to right) : Francis Gray, Walter Strine, Frank Snear, Bill Patterson. Name "Al McKinney" visible on tag of man at far right.
Russell Levis (boy in front) with Alice Pennock Fox and Matthew Fox
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1912
Note on reverse: "Dr. Russel Levis was messenger boy for Alice P. Fox, who was telegrapher for Western Union." It is to be assumed that he became a doctor much later in life.
Russell Levis (boy in front) with Alice Pennock Fox and Matthew C. Fox, Jr.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1912
Note on reverse: "Dr. Russel Levis was messenger boy for Alice P. Fox, who was telegrapher for Western Union." It is to be assumed that he became a doctor much later in life.
Mrs. Hoopes with son and daughter-in-law, 10 W. 2nd Street
Address: 10 W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Also pictured are Bill Brady, Bob Burke, Frank Lees and others. Caption on reverse: "Presenting radio to Mrs. Hoopes on her 98th birthday, from Media Lions Club." The son and daughter-in-law are probably on the left and right of the picture.
Group posing with Pennsylvania State Police trooper and a dual-control driver training car, courtesy of County Chevrolet, Inc.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Names on reverse (probably left to right): Media Chief of Police Malcolm Laughead, Isaac Pike, ?, J. K. Barrall, James Parsons, ?, John Arscott of County Chevrolet, Jerry Newcomb of State Police.
Bowling alley and pool room above Pierson’s Garage, 311 W. Baltimore Avenue
Address: 311 Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1935 (circa)
Sign above alley reads: Do Not Step Over the Foul Line.
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Garner’s Store, northeast corner of State and Plum streets
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1924 (circa)
Russel's Hot Dogs - Sandwiches. Possibly Plum Street, north of State Street
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1936-07-23
Russel's Hot Dogs - Sandwiches. Possibly Plum Street, north of State Street
Address: 17 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1936-07-23
