Photograph of lithograph. An original copy of this image is part of the Samuel Hazard scrapbook and ephemera Ms. Coll. 1257, at the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Looking from trestle over Ridley Creek toward Elwyn Institute, in distance

Locomotive is puffing a cloud of smoke.

Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 42

Locomotive is puffing a cloud of smoke.

Frank Lees caption: “The railroad from Philadelphia reached Media in October 1854 and was continued to West Chester in 1858, This station, not being the first, was built in 1881. Due to lack of upkeep this beautiful Victorian station was torn and replaced by a one store brick structure. The first month of operation of the new railroad, 25,000 passengers used the trains to and return from Philadelphia. This scene, circa 1900, shows folks awaiting a train to West Chester. The bridge carries Orange Street over the tracks and was replaced two years ago.” Unsure when the preceding note was written. This is a copy of an original photo; source not noted

This view is before the station was expanded and before the covered stairway on the north side of the tracks was built. Compare to AP-4113. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Looking southwest from bridge carrying Orange Street over the tracks. The station appears either to be under renovation or demolition. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Frank Lees caption: Media Railroad Station, built 1881 by the then Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad. Copy of original photo; source not noted

View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

View looking east from west of station building

This identification is from Frank Lees. Photograph possibly by Dr. William T. W. Dickeson

Buildings still standing as of 2018

Address either 100 S. Orange St. or 300 W. State St. Other buildings in photo are 102 S. Orange (to left, with possibly a tailor shop of (Israel?) Menges, ("Repairing...Neatly...Done"), and 306 W. State St. to right, S. P. Rush's store (see AP-5047 for front view). Also visible is the wall of 308? W. State St. A barber pole stands on the corner, (Schuchardt had a barber sop at 122 S. Orange), and signs on building read "Gowns" and "Misses Monahan Dress Making."

Caption on front: District 266 Rotary International, Chalfonte Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, April 1957. On reverse: Clockwise from front: J. H. Tipping (turned to face camera), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark. Bill Vivian, Helen and Gunnar Jorgensen, Mrs. Vivian, Mrs. J. N. Rigby,

Left to right: Charles Higgins, John Barrall, William Battey, Rev. Charles V. Hassler, Frances Austin, Howard Wentz, Albin Ottey, Earle Suter, and George T. Lewis. Centennial Book 37.

Title on reverse: "Lila's Second Grade Class, 1920". Lila was the wife of Mark Allam, who probably donated this picture. Two sets of identifications; these were compiled into one set. The boy in the bottom right, whose name is misspelled, is Lew Krausse, who pitched briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics and later became a manager in the Phillies farm system, according to Wikipedia. His son, Lew Krausse Jr., had a longer major league career.