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Conway’s Oliver
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1909-05-15
This is likely a man named Oliver who was a servant or farmhand for the Conway family. He is sitting at the entrance to unknown property 1; see AP-9055, AP-9055-1 and AP-9055-2
M. E. Michener, Media Ice Company wagon
Date: 1909-05-12
Wagon is parked in front of 533 S. Orange St. This company was later known as the Media Coal and Ice Co.
W. B. Hall, copy
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1909-02-22
W. Bolton Hall was a military veteran, possibly of the Civil War. He died in 1915. (Obituary, Chester Times, March 19, 1915, page 9). Original photograph from Jeanes, Chester Pa. The date indicates when the copy was made.
Snowden's, billboard
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1909 (circa)
Advertising "Jap-A-Lac--Made by the Glidden Varnish Co, Cleveland, Ohio--Wears Like Iron" Clock shows :Pap-A-Lac Time." At bottom of sign is a note, "Shinn Did It," indicating sign painter's name, Shinn.
Henry C. Snowden, Jr. Hardware, window
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1909 (circa)
Advertising "Muresco for wall and ceiling decoration. Superior to Kalsomite or any other wall finish. Manufactured by Benjamin Moore & Co., New York and Chicago."
