J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company
- Title
- J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company
- Spatial Coverage
- Media (Pa.)
- Date
- 1895-1900
- Description
- Probably an employee and not Sloan, the owner, at the reins of the horse. This was an early version of a septic tank cleaning service, which used vacuum pumps to remove the contents of outhouses and cesspools before a public sewer system was installed in Media. Sign on building reads "W. Washington St..," now W. Baltimore Pike. 1897 Media Directory lists J. Harris Sloan, contractor, at the corner of Washington Ave. and Olive St. The 1892 map of Media shows another Sloan location at the corner of Washington Ave. and South Ave.
- Identifier
- AP-4199
- Creator
- Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909
- Extent
- Glass Negative, 4" x 5"
- Format
- image/tiff
- Type
- Image
- Rights
- https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/rightsandrepro
- Negative Number
- 4199
- Street Address
- W. Baltimore Pike and S. Olive St., Media, PA
- familyName
- Sloan