Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
This was part of the Pennsylvania National Guard unit based in the Media Armory, at camp in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania. Paul Clark is second from left; the rest are unidentified.
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]
Boxcar derailed and off the tracks. Workmen milling around; and onlookers watching. Car labeled with: "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.
Caption on reverse: Concordville, Pa. "The Village," looking westward, from Chester Road. Frank Lees notation indicates this is at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Concord Road.
This is likely a man named Oliver who was a servant or farmhand for the Conway family. He is sitting at the entrance to unknown property 1; see AP-9055, AP-9055-1 and AP-9055-2
The baby would be Mary Cooper: see her 11th birthday notice in the Chester Times, 1913-04-28, p. 6. Her father was T. Dawson Cooper; her grandfather, N. B. Cooper. Other notices indicate she was born on April 26, 1902.
A group of Delaware County men who held an annual picnic. The photographer is straddling the bench at the end of the right hand table, with a large mustache, straw hat, and suspenders.
They purchased their home at 308 North Olive Street in 1872, 10 years or so after escaping Virginia. Their descendants continued to live in the house until about 1972, when it was sold and torn down.
