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Lilly Devoe
Clarence Devoe and Lilly or Lillie May Redmon were married April 19, 1902. Either these photos were taken 10 days after the wedding of the photographer recorded the date incorrectly in his index. See other photos of this couple in this collection.
Lilly Pike, bust, wearing cap and gown
This is likely Lillian Mae Pike, who married Harry Appleton in 1912.
Lilly Pike, full length, wearing cap and gown
This is likely Lillian Mae Pike, who married Harry Appleton in 1912.
Lima Methodist Episcopal Church
The building, somewhat altered, still stands (2018).
Lindsay ruins
Rubble in a field; looks to be the ruins of a barn; another building is visible in the nearby woods.
Little boy in jail, Pete
This is probably a little boy named Pete, not Pete Little.
Lizzie Redmon
Elizabeth Horne Redmon, wife of George Redmon
Llanerch, railroad tracks at
Track workers at a railroad crossing. Location is approximate.
Looking across South Avenue
A winter scene. This is probably in the hilly section of South Avenue south of the railroad tracks, in Upper Providence Township.
Looking east at the south side of State Street, from east of Olive Street to Jackson Street
This photograph was taken by Edward V. Streeper Jr. in January 1931, and removed from one of his scrapbooks. A modern enlargement was made from his original negative, also enclosed, with a vintage print. Streeper's identifications of the buidligns shown is included in the image.
Looking east on State Street at Olive Street, with trolley
Frank Lees caption: This shows the big red car of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company, headed towards Upper Darby. The store on the corner was a candy store. The store on the left is Major's Plumbing Shop. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Looking east on State Street from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square)
State Cut Rate Store and Snowden's are the first two buildings on the left (north) side of the street, and the First National Bank is the first building on the south side. The tall tower sits atop the old Media Borough Hall, at Jackson Street, which was demolished in 1969.
Looking east on State Street from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square).
Frank Lees caption: "This view, dated about 1922, is a view looking east on State Street at South Avenue. Robinson & Crawford grocery store is on the corner, in the original store building built in Media in the early 1850s. Although Robinson and Crawford are not the original grocer on this corner, the building has been used for a store most of its existence. Today (1979) it is a restaurant. The bank building on the corner was built in 1900." Copy of original photo; source not noted
Looking north on Jackson Street, Media, Pa.
Police Station (in north section of Borough Hall) is on far right, with the portico and façade of the Media Free Library also visible on right. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Looking north on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square) from State Street.
View shows Delaware County Courthouse in background
Looking north on South Avenue from Jefferson Street
Frank Lees caption: The Delaware County Court House can be seen through the trees. A mailman rides his bicycle with the mail. The trolley tracks carried the trolley from Orange and Lincoln St. to Front Street, then on to Chester. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Looking southwest at houses on south side of Second Street between Jackson and Plum streets
Frank Lees caption: "A series of homes made into offices." The second pair of houses from the left were combined into one office building, with a single address: 14 W. 2nd Street.
Looking west at northwest corner of State and Olive streets
View includes, from east to west, Media Drug Stores, Arcadia Restaurant, former Pastime Theater, State Grille Restaurant, Snowden's Hardware, and other stores beyond.
Lotus Pond, Rose Valley, Pa.
Red Ink photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. This photo was entered in The John Wanamaker Exhibition of Photographs by Amateurs, February 1908. See P-11002 for a description of the pond.
Lotus Pond: Water Wheel and Pump House, Rose Valley, Pa.
This structure was located on the edge of the pond, opposite 1 Old Mill Lane in Rose Valley. The pond, fed by Vernon Run, a Ridley Creek tributary, would be to the right of the pump house, out of the picture. The pond no longer exists. See P-11005 for a photo of it.
Lovers Lane, Idlewild Woods
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. This is possibly the lane that one ran on the Park Avenue side of the Idlewild Hotel, which is now unused and is accessed off Squirrel Lane.