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Economy Market, southwest corner of State and Orange streets.
Date: 1913
In window to left: C. H. Van Leer. In pencil on reverse: "Jessie Talley," who may be woman in photograph. Building demolished.
Ed and Harvey with steam tractor in quarry, Gayley Street and Park Avenue
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. A large apartment complex now sits in the land that was once the quarry.
Ed. Miller, conductor of Pennsylvania Railroad's first train into West Chester
Location: West Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1858-11-11
Either 1854 or 1858. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Edgemont Post Office, in store of “E. G. Peirce, dealer in general merchandise.”
Location: 5013 West Chester Pike, Edgmont (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Caption on reverse reads: "Edgemont, Pa. on West Chester Pike. Car line ran from 69th St. to West Chester along West Chester Pike." Donated by Mrs. Hoyt (nee Sills), April 11, 1982. This building, which is no longer standing, was on the south side of…
Edgemont Street looking north from 2nd Street
Date: 1975 (circa)
See P-10308a and P-01308B for views of the house with the tower in the left center of this photograph.
Ellis Drugs, Tipping Paperhanging, Schuchardt's Barber Shop, northwest corner of Baltimore Avenue, looking north on Orange Street
Date: 1945 (circa)
All these buildings were demolished during Media's urban renewal project starting in the late 1960s. See also P-01296. Scan made from original negative.
Elwyn Station
Address: 149 Elwyn Rd., Middletown Twp. (Pa.)
Date: 1920-1930
Sign reads: Railway Express Agency. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Elwyn Station, off former Penns Grove Road, now Elwyn Road, looking east
Address: 149 Elwyn Rd., Middletown Twp. (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative
Emil Holl Building
Address: 217 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Northwest corner of State and Orange streets, Media. Oversized photographic print
Employees of the Media Borough Office
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1975 (circa)
On reverse, probably left to right: James Loughran, Betty Greenlee, Frances Keller, Lucretia Passaro, Laura Netwall, Gwen Fanuiel, Linda Hetherington, John Hoffman
Engle Bakery building, front view
Address: 218 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1940-1950
Frank Lees caption on folder: Engle Bakery, southeast corner State and Orange streets. Front view: Donaldson's dress store occupied the building at this time. Rear view shows bake house at Orange and Baker streets.
Engle Bakery building, rear view
Address: 218 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1940-1950
Frank Lees caption on folder: Engle Bakery, southeast corner State and Orange streets. Front view: Donaldson's dress store occupied the building at this time. Rear view shows bake house at Orange and Baker streets.
Esther Bell with the New Bolton Center carriage display, at the Media Town Fair
Date: 1975
View is from just east of Jackson Street, looking northeast on State Street, from south side of street. Nanette Children's Shop in background.
Falls, Crum Creek, Del. Co. Covered and trolley bridge. Plush Mills. Ed, Harvey, Bruce.
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. Victoria Plush Mills are just out of the picture, to the right.
Firemen’s celebrations at Media, 1913.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1913
Five photographs, mounted together, showing Folsom Fire Co., The Darby Ram, State Street, and the Media Fire Co. One view also shows Media No. 20 trolley car. MHAC has a pamphlet from this event: Official souvenir program - Seventh Annual Convention…
First Floor Plan, Media Post Office
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1916
Drawing No. 3A. Signed by J. A. (James A.) Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect, Treasury Department
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Address: 350 W. State Street, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1880 (circa)
This photograph dates before the parsonage was built to the west of the church, and before the stained glass window was added above the front door. Copy of original photo; source not noted
First National Bank of Media
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Building before construction of present (2019) 1901 structure