View shows Co-operative Store, gas station, Charles A. Limburg [Auto and Trucks] Sales and Service, Scotthaven Tourists, and various vintage automobiles parked and driving on the road.
Typed caption on reverse reads: "View taken from the creek road showing [Clothier] Mansion on hill, the high bridge of the P.R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] and the wooden covered bridge over Ridley Creek. To the right of the covered bridge may be seen Indian Lane leading up the hill over the R.R. to the property." Frank Lees Slide 1574. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna." This is probably on Ridley Creek in vicinity of the railroad bridge between Media and Elwyn stations,
Original caption on reverse: "Property of Lillian Clothier Lesley, taken in 1894. Looking northwest showing P.R.R. [railroad] bridge over Ridley Creek and trains on bridge, showing portion of [west side of] Media." Williamson's lumber-yard is the most prominent building, with a long roofline just above the treetops.
Typed caption on reverse reads: "Looking due east showing the valley through which the Cent. Div. runs and the tracks skirting the property from its western boundary to the point it goes onto the high bridge; this frontage is an arc of a circle." Frank Lees Slide 1573. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative
Back of card reads: "Thirty minutes by R.R. from Philadelphia. Media and Vicinity. Photographed by Samuel McMullin, Landscape Photographer, No. 1128 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia. Taken by request of James R. Cummins, Residence, Media, Penna." Handwritten note from Henry C. Smith adds: "412 W. State Street purchased by A. Lewis Smith from Judge John M. Broomall in 1866, when H. Clement Smith was 6 years old. Birthplace of L. Cheyney Smith 7/1/91. Picture taken soon after purchase by A.L.S." For cleaner copy, see P-01012B
Exact location of this view is unclear. Perhaps looking northwest from about Baker Street, toward Ridley Creek Valley, or this could be the present (2019) location of Glen Providence Park.
W. Bolton Hall was a military veteran, possibly of the Civil War. He died in 1915. (Obituary, Chester Times, March 19, 1915, page 9). Original photograph from Jeanes, Chester Pa. The date indicates when the copy was made.
In Media Cemetery found W. H. Corlies in Findagrave.com, record 4203698. No M. H. found anywhere. In his handwritten index to the photographs, Appleton’s capital M does resemble a capital W.
