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Media Club house
Address: 116 W. Baltimore Ave, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
This building housed the Media Club. The building still stands (2018) although the club no longer exists.
Sue Haddock Realey and her son, Charles Bechdolt Realey
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1898 (circa)
The photographer's sister-in-law and nephew. Caption on envelope reads: "Aunt Sue with Charles." Susannah Haddock Realey was Deborah Appleton's sister.
T. D. Cooper store
Address: 114-116 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
T. Dawson Copper was a "stationer and news agent" according to the 1897 Media Directory. His store at 114 W. State Street, and the building to the west, probably 116, were torn down to make room for an addition to the First National Bank of Media.
Pete Bland, murderer
Address: 185 Glen Mills Rd., Glen Mills (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Appleton cropped Pete Bland out of this football team photo, probably to use in the newspaper. (See Plate AP-4043, which is a portion of a full 5x7 plate, and according to Appleton's index, was originally plate AP-5041.) This had been identified as a…
Appleton parlor, 335 W. State St.
Address: 335 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1893
Before moving to 341 W. State Street, the Appleton family lived here, a few doors to the east. Decorations include a framed self-portrait of the photographer.
Middletown trees
Date: 1890 (circa)
Huge trees, with horse and buggy between the trees; Deborah Appleton, photographer's wife, is in the buggy
Darby Friends’ graveyard
Address: 1205 Main St., Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Present entrance to the graveyard is at 1205 Main St. in Darby.
Trolley mail car between 5th and 6th on Olive St.
Date: 1896-03-03
Chester Traction Co. trolley car bedecked with bunting and banner reading: Chester Media U.S. Mail. Conductor and operator standing at either end of car. According to an article in The Philadelphia Times, March 3, 1896, this service was inaugurated…
Trolley mail car between 5th and 6th on Olive St.
Date: 1896-03-02
Chester Traction Co. trolley car bedecked with bunting and banner reading: Chester Media U.S. Mail. Conductor and operator standing at either end of car. According to an article in The Philadelphia Times, March 3, 1896, this service was inaugurated…
Dr. Frances Baker home in snowstorm
Address: 323 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1891 (circa)
Baker was the wife of James W. Baker, pictured at AP-5051.
Watters Clock
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
The Watters Electric Program Clock, patented Oct. 29, 1895, by L. H. Watters, Media, PA. Patent 549,038. Filed Nov. 30, 1891
Media high railroad bridge, old
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Same view as AP-4114. Trestle on SEPTA Media Elwyn Line, crossing Ridley Creek
Media Fire Company hook and ladder truck
Address: 11 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1893-1895
Frank Lees caption: “Media’s first ladder wagon ca. 1895 shown in front of Way House, 11 W. State St., location of Media Office Supply.”
Stotebury, woman and child, copy
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905-1909
May be Stolebury. This is the photographers copy of one of his own photographs, to which he had presumably lost the negative.
Stotebury, woman and child, copy
Date: 1905-1909
May be Stolebury. See also AP-5542. Copy of photograph taken in studio of W. J. Davis in Bozeman, Montana.