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Cornelius Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Born a slave on Bonnie Doon Plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, he lived from 1839-1922. His father, Col. Thomas Ridley III, owned the plantation. Cornelius never knew his mother, and he ran away by himself in the spring of 1861. He made his…
Cornelius Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Pictured here driving a mule-drawn delivery wagon for Hawley and Snowden's hardware store on State Street.
Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley's house
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
They purchased their home at 308 North Olive Street in 1872, 10 years or so after escaping Virginia. Their descendants continued to live in the house until about 1972, when it was sold and torn down.
Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley, Marriage certificate
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1883/02/17
The two remarried on February 17, 1883 in Media, as their slave marriage in Virginia did not have legal status.
Cornboilers 1899
Address: Not Known
Date: 1899
A group of Delaware County men who held an annual picnic. The photographer is straddling the bench at the end of the right hand table, with a large mustache, straw hat, and suspenders.
Cooper, baby
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1902
The baby would be Mary Cooper: see her 11th birthday notice in the Chester Times, 1913-04-28, p. 6. Her father was T. Dawson Cooper; her grandfather, N. B. Cooper. Other notices indicate she was born on April 26, 1902.
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
Concordville, Pa.
Date: 1914 (circa)
Caption on reverse: Concordville, Pa. "The Village," looking westward, from Chester Road. Frank Lees notation indicates this is at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Concord Road.
Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, south 25 feet
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location.
Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, south 100 feet
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location. Group of men and boys waiting at the crossing, presumably for the next train.
Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, north
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location. Small street sign reads: "Boothes Corner 4 mi". Sign on building : "Agency for Champion binders movers."
Concordville south, railroad grade crossing, east
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an accident at this location.
Concordville railroad wreck, view to the west
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Boxcar derailed and off the tracks. Workmen milling around; and onlookers watching. Car labeled with: "P.W.&B. R.R. 10034" [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]
Concordville railroad wreck, north view
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Boxcar derailed and off the tracks. Workmen milling around; and onlookers watching. Special derrick on flatbed railroad car. Other photos in this series identify this derailed car as "P.W.&B. R.R. 10034" [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore…
Concordville railroad wreck, east view
Address: Concordville, Concord Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-07-15
Two flatbed railroad cars with special derricks, probably to be used to get the boxcar back on the tracks. Car labeled with: "P.W.&B. R.R." [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]
Company “M” 111th, Mt. Gretna
Address: Mt. Gretna (Pa.)
Date: 1927
This was part of the Pennsylvania National Guard unit based in the Media Armory, at camp in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania. Paul Clark is second from left; the rest are unidentified.