Probably photographed in support of a legal case regarding an accident at this corner. Shows Sweeney’s Market (formerly Rorer's), with children outside with a wagon. Also shows almost the entire row of houses on the south side of W. Front Street between Jackson and Plum.
Probably photographed in support of a legal case regarding an accident at this corner. Photo clearly shows the houses on the south side of E. Front St., some of which were demolished to build the existing (2018) fire house and parking lot.
Photographed from 1855 "Map of Media", location found on this map. Also called Nelling & Sons Grocery and Dry Goods Store. Black and Nelling both owned property at the northeast corner of State St. and Veterans Sq.
Showing display of two Post products, Postum and Grape-Nuts. Sign above the display reads: "Some can, some cannot drink coffee. If each week your ailment grows worse, stop coffee. Use Postum. There's a reason. Postum Coffee. It makes red blood. The Road to Well-Ville. Grape-Nuts. Postum."
Pennsylvania National Guard Armory under construction. Looking west on State St. from about Church St. View also shows John Bader Meat Market, under awning on right.
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]
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 Railroad]
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."
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.
Appleton specialized in photography for use as evidence in legal cases. This is a reenactment of the case of James Daltry, a boy who picked up a live "electric light" wire on the Media, Pa. property of George Darlington and survived near-electrocution. House and buildings in Media are visible in the background, including the towers of Nativity B.V.M. Catholic Church, the Episcopal Church, and Media Borough Hall. Providence Rd. is just outside the chained entry strung between two granite posts, with Edgmont St. visible beyond that. One of the granite posts still stands at the northern parking lot entrance to Holly House Condominiums, which now occupy the Darlington property. See also AP-8161.
American address is 10; photo also shows store of Samuel Dutton, at No. 12, and another building to the right, probably No. 8 Addresses probably 8 to 12 E. State St. 1885 Media Directory confirms Dutton at 12 E. State, but Media must have changed its street numbering system after that, because the same newspaper building appears in other photos in this collection as 212 W. State St. Perhaps the earlier system used South Ave. as the starting point for east and west. See AP-5066 and AP-5170 for later photos with modern address.
