Crime scene. Post Office robbery, Media
- Title
- Crime scene. Post Office robbery, Media
- Spatial Coverage
- Media (Pa.)
- Date
- 1906
- Description
- The caption for this photo, printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 25, 1906, reads: "Wrecked Safe in Media Post Office: Yeggmen set off a charge that demolished the outer part of the receptacle last night. The inner lining was intact. The robbers were scared away when two young women residing nearby screamed after being awakened by the explosion." A yegg or yeggman is slang for a burglar, particularly for one who breaks open safes. Label on safe reads: Manuf'd by Farrel & Co., Philad'a.
- Identifier
- AP-8356
- Creator
- Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909
- Extent
- Glass Negative, 8" x 10"
- Format
- image/tiff
- Type
- Image
- Rights
- https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/rightsandrepro
- Negative Number
- 8356
- Street Address
- 18 W. State St., Media (Pa.)