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Paoli monument
Date: 1895 (circa)
Monument memorializes the Battle of Paoli, fought Sept. 20, 1777. It still stands in Malvern, PA, in Paoli Battlefield Historical Park.
Paoli monument
Date: 1895 (circa)
Monument memorializes the Battle of Paoli, fought Sept. 20, 1777. Still stands in Malvern, PA, in Paoli Battlefield Historical Park. Two bicyclists pose in the picture, probably Harry and Albert Appleton, the photographer's sons.
Worrall house, Friends School site
Address: 117 Gayley St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
1855 Map of Media shows that Wesley Worrall owned this lot, although no house had yet been built.
War ship
Location: Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
Ship is in the Delaware River off Philadelphia; the spire in the background is Independence Hall.
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
Angora railroad bridge
Date: 1895 (circa)
Location is approximate. This bridge crossed a small stream called Thomas Run or Ameaseka Run, in West Philadelphia. The stream was buried in a sewer by the early 20th century and the railroad now crosses this valley at grade.
Mancill Bridge, covered
Date: 1895 (circa)
Baltimore Pike crossing Ridley Creek at Elwyn Road, showing covered bridge. Ridley Creek at this location is the boundary between Upper Providence and Middletown townships.
Wawa Railroad Station, platform, looking east
Location: Chester Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
Water tank and locomotive are in the distance. The station was on the west side of Chester Creek, whcsh appears behind a scrim of trees.
Cutting ice on Palmer's Dam
Date: 1895 (circa)
In the old vernacular, a pond and a dam were synonymous. Palmer's Dam was located on Ridley Creek just north of Baltimore Pike, upstream of the Media Water Works. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Residence of Henry M. and Mary T. Fussell, 24 E. Jefferson Street, Media, Pa.
Address: 24 E. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
On reverse: Robert and Lewis Fussell on the porch. Mary T. Fussell in bay window.
State Street view
Address: 341 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895
Looking east from about 341 W. State St., the photographer's home.