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  • Collection: I. Frank Lees Photograph Collection
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Media High School: Class of 1928 Picture, 1st Grade 1917

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03040.jpg
Date: 1917
With identifications. Teacher is Bertie Kitson.

Media High School Football Team, about 1930

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03043.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Includes identifications.

Media High School Football Team, 1931

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03044.jpg
Date: 1931
Includes identifications.

Media High School Football Team, 1915

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03045.jpg
Date: 1915
Photo includes A Drayton Rhoades, William R. Campbell, and Lane A. Davis

Friends Select School 1910

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03046.jpg
Date: 1910
Includes identifications on reverse, but in no discernible order.

Miss Bessie's School

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03047C.jpg
Date: 1915 (circa)
The Sprogell School, run by sisters Bessie (Elizabeth) and Tillie Sprogell. "Frank Hamilton" handwritten on reverse. Doris Hamilton is mentioned on a posit-it note on reverse; she was possibly donor of the photograph.

Sprogell School

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03049.jpg
Date: 1910 (circa)
Shows class and teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Sprogell. With copy negative. Copy of original photo; source not noted.

Teachers in the Social Studies Department, Media High School, 1949

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03052.jpg
Date: 1949
Identified on reverse (in no order): Miss Nelson, Mr. MacCleary, Mr. Ware, Mr. McMurray, Mr. Anderson, myself (Mrs. Martha Rudnick)

Penncrest High School band in parade on State Street, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03053.jpg
Date: 1970-05
Six photographs. Looking west toward Orange Street. Probably Memorial Day parade.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, school group portrait

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03055.jpg
Date: 1912 (circa)
According to Frank Lees, Most Rev. James P. McCloskey is the priest in the center of the photo.

Ed. Miller, conductor of Pennsylvania Railroad's first train into West Chester

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04005.jpg
Date: 1858-11-11
Either 1854 or 1858. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Steam train on High Bridge over Ridley Creek Valley, heading east towards Media

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04008.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1910-1915
Copy of original photo; source not noted

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04013.jpg
Date: 1870 (circa)
This view is before the station was expanded and before the covered stairway on the north side of the tracks was built. Compare to AP-4113. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04014A.jpg
Date: 1951
Looking southwest from bridge carrying Orange Street over the tracks. The station appears either to be under renovation or demolition. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04015.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Media Railroad Station, built 1881 by the then Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Trolley Car No. 27

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04021.jpg
Date: 1905 (circa)
Caption on reverse: Car No. 27 was made by the Jewett Car Company equipped for train operation. They had high back leather seats of the reclining type. This type car was placed in operation 1902 to 1913 incl. They were used on the Ardmore, Media, and…