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  • Collection: Stephen H. Appleton Photograph Collection
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Scott-Harrison murder, interior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8125.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900-1909
Includes pot belly stove.

Scott-Harrison murder, rear

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8123.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900-1909

Seal family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8335-1.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Family posed on front porch. House number above door reads 322. According to 1897 Media Directory, Joseph C. Seal, builder, lived at 322 N. Orange St.

Seal family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8335-2.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Family posed on front porch. House number above door reads 322. According to 1897 Media Directory, Joseph C. Seal, builder, lived at 322 N. Orange St.

Seal’s Christmas tree

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8278.jpg
Date: 1902
With dolls and doll paraphernalia displayed at base of tree. This is probably in the Seal house at 322 S. Orange St.

Seeler or Seiler, baby

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5828.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1908 (circa)

Seeler or Seiler, baby and mother

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5827.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1908 (circa)

Seeler or Seiler, baby and Papa

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5829.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1908 (circa)

Sewing apron with pockets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5910-1.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
Annie Haddock, Deborah Appleton's sister, was a dressmaker; perhaps these are samples of her work?

Sewing examples. Apron with MMC monogram

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5911.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
Annie Haddock, Deborah Appleton's sister, was a dressmaker; perhaps these are samples of her work?

Sewing examples. Mantel Decoration

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5909-1.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
Annie Haddock, Deborah Appleton's sister, was a dressmaker; perhaps these are samples of her work?

Sewing examples. Wreath?

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5912.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
Annie Haddock, Deborah Appleton's sister, was a dressmaker; perhaps these are samples of her work?

Sharpless barn

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5177.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in the stable on his farm in 1885. he case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime. Shows…

Sharpless house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5034.jpg
Date: 1891 (circa)

Sharpless Rock

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4201.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
Rock still sits somewhere near Ridley Creek; "J. S. 1682" is carved into top of rock.

Sharpless stable, interior

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4209.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in his stable in 1885. The case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime.

Sharpless, long distance view.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5119.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in his stable in 1885. The case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime.

Shepherd's parlor.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8276.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1902-12-20
Two woman posed in chairs, Provident Life & Trust Co. calendar on wall, December 1902. Possibly Sheppard: Martha Sheppard is listed in Media 1897.

Shepherd's parlor.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8276-25.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1902-12-20
Two woman posed in chairs, Provident Life & Trust Co. calendar on wall, December 1902. Possibly Sheppard: Martha Sheppard is listed in Media 1897.

Shepherd's parlor.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8276-5.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1902-12-20
Two woman posed in chairs, Provident Life & Trust Co. calendar on wall, December 1902. Possibly Sheppard: Martha Sheppard is listed in Media 1897.

Sheriff Caleb Hoopes

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5334.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1902
Caleb Hoopes was past 80 years old and the ex-sheriff when this picture was taken. A note in the Chester Times from July 17, 1902, under the heading "The Captain's Picture," stated: "Photographer Stephen H. Appleton, of Media, has just completed a…

Shoemakerville Bridge. Looking across Ridley Creek into Chester.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5132.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
This hill and bridge are on Providence Road / Route 320, as it crosses Ridley Creek, which is the border between Chester and Nether Providence.

Shoemakerville Bridge. Looking into Chester toward 24th Avenue.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5132-1.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
This hill and bridge are on Providence Road / Route 320, as it crosses Ridley Creek, which is the border between Chester and Nether Providence. See AP-5246 for same view taken same day.

Shoemakerville Hill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5246.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
This hill and bridge are on Providence Road or Route 320, as it crosses Ridley Creek, which is the border between Chester and Nether Providence Township, Pa. See AP-5132-1 for same view taken same day.