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Hoopes & Newbold, Bankers
Also shows G. C. Webster store at 202 W. State St., and store at 204 W. State St.
Hoopes family, five generations
Caleb Hoopes, former Media sheriff, is the man with cane and beard.
Horne clock
Grandfather clock probably in photographer Stephen Horne Appleton's parents' or grandparents' house
Horne, flowers, wet plate
Probably flowers for the funeral of one of the photographer's grandparents or parents. "Wet plate" refers to the photographic process used to capture the image. This is possibly a copy from a tintype.
Horse block
Set of stone steps used to help people mount horses.
Hotel Media
Airbrushed copy negative. Made for Hotel Media's advertising in Centennial Book 110. This building sat on the southwest corner of Baltimore Ave and Lemon St. Hill's Seafood now (2020) occupies the site.
House at 218 N. Edgemont Street, Media, Pa.
Caption by Frank Lees: "Edgemont St., S.W. from 3rd and Edgemont." This house no longer stands, but its location was confirmed by comparing the house in the background of P-01308B with the one that still stands (in 2020) at 206 N. Edgemont. The Sanborn atlas in the MHAC Collection gives the address of the house with the tower as 218 N. Edgemont. It was demolished in the 1970s, and three small houses built on the block. See also P-01308B.
House at 218 N. Edgemont Street, Media, Pa.
Caption by Frank Lees: "Edgemont St., S.W. from 3rd and Edgemont." This house no longer stands, but its location was confirmed by comparing the house in the background of P-01308B with the one that still stands (in 2020) at 206 N. Edgemont. The Sanborn atlas in the MHAC Collection gives the address of the house with the tower as 218 N. Edgemont. It was demolished in the 1970s, and three small houses built on the block. See also P-01308A.
House at northeast corner of Baltimore Avenue and Lemon Street
The back of the Methodist Church, which faces Bake Street, is visible behind the house.
House in Morton, Pa.
A user, Steven Sergi, identified this as a house that still stands (as of 2019) at 511 N. Morton Ave.
House in Morton, Pa.
A user, Steven Sergi, identified this as a house that still stands (as of 2019) at 511 N. Morton Ave.
House of Refuge, dress parade
Photo also shows Charter House Hotel, Park Sing Laundry, and "J. C. Cummins Stationer, Hats & Caps, Furnishing Goods"
House of Refuge, dress parade
Photo also shows Charter House Hotel, Park Sing Laundry, and "J. C. Cummins Stationer, Hats & Caps, Furnishing Goods"
House on Upper [sic] Providence Road
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. This is probably the house (still standing in 2021 but added onto on the north side after the photo was taken), at 322 Providence Road, on the east side of the road south of Plush Mill Road, in Nether Providence Township.
House opposite Media Park
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. Frank Lees wrote that this house is now on what is known as the Upper Bank Nursery property. The property is entered near the intersection of Ridley Creek Road and Park Avenue. Media Park was the section of houses along South Orange Street and South Avenue, below the Media Railroad Station.
House, southwest corner of Monroe and Front streets
This house has been extensively remodeled and is now used as offices. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Houses at Duffs, Moylan, Pa.
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images.
Houses at northwest corner of Baker and Olive streets
Modern print from original 2 x 3 inch negative, possibly by Streeper
Houses on northwest corner, 2nd and Olive streets
P-01276, P-01277 and P-01278 are mounted on identical boards, with identical handwriting in the captions, so they were all probably taken at the same time.