A few walls of this 1829 factory, in ruins even when Appleton photographed it, still stand (2018) as part of the Ivy Mills National Historic District, in Concord Township. The ruins of the former paper mill, built by the Willcox family, are located near the corner of Ivy Mills Rd. and Pole Cat Rd., close to the West Branch of Chester Creek. See A-9076 for another ivy-covered mill ruin.
This is Zimmerman's copy of an old photograph, which is not dated but could be ca. 1890. The business stood on the northwest corner of State Street and Jackson Street.
This business was located on the north side of Baltimore Avenue between Orange Street and South Avenue. Also in picture is a horse-drawn wagon with the sign: "Ingram Bros. Wagon Builders"
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Ben Gross (with glasses) started the store about 1920; he died in 1955. The three younger men who appear in this series of photographs are probably his sons, William, Milton, and Jack. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Probably an employee and not Sloan, the owner, at the reins of the horse. This was an early version of a septic tank cleaning service, which used vacuum pumps to remove the contents of outhouses and cesspools before a public sewer system was installed in Media. Sign on building reads "W. Washington St..," now W. Baltimore Pike. 1897 Media Directory lists J. Harris Sloan, contractor, at the corner of Washington Ave. and Olive St. The 1892 map of Media shows another Sloan location at the corner of Washington Ave. and South Ave.
Baby might be Brooke Tawney; J. T. Reynolds would have been his grandfather according to obituary. Media Directory for 1897 lists John T. Reynolds, lawyer, 10 South Ave., 344 W. Front St.
