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  • Collection: I. Frank Lees Photograph Collection
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Media Presbyterian Church

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-02007.jpg
Date: 1880 (circa)
Stereoview

Media Presbyterian Church

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-02008A.jpg
Date: 1975-1980
Identical image to that used on 1975 postcard.

Media Presbyterian Church Black and White Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-02005.jpg
Date: 1930-1940
According to the Chester Times, the club performed a minstrel show in March 1934 and March 1936, in the Media High School auditorium. This may not be the cast of that particular performance, but judging from the costumes (especially the two men in…

Media Presbyterian Church with tall steeple

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-02010.jpg
Date: 1855
Photograph of lithograph. An original copy of this image is part of the Samuel Hazard scrapbook and ephemera Ms. Coll. 1257, at the University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01227.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: “The railroad from Philadelphia reached Media in October 1854 and was continued to West Chester in 1858, This station, not being the first, was built in 1881. Due to lack of upkeep this beautiful Victorian station was torn and…

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

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04051G.jpg
Date: 1940
View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04051H.jpg
Date: 1940
View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

Media Railroad Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04051i.jpg
Date: 1940
View looking east from west of station building

Media Railroad Station, freight house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-04042.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
This identification is from Frank Lees. Photograph possibly by Dr. William T. W. Dickeson

Media Rotary Club at convention in Atlantic City

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01117.jpg
Date: 1957-04
Caption on front: District 266 Rotary International, Chalfonte Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, April 1957. On reverse: Clockwise from front: J. H. Tipping (turned to face camera), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark. Bill Vivian, Helen and Gunnar Jorgensen, Mrs.…

Media School, 2nd Grade Class, 1920 of 1920

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03029.jpg
Date: 1920
Title on reverse: "Lila's Second Grade Class, 1920". Lila was the wife of Mark Allam, who probably donated this picture. Two sets of identifications; these were compiled into one set. The boy in the bottom right, whose name is misspelled, is Lew…

Media School:, 1st Grade Class 1919

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-03028.jpg
Date: 1919
Teacher, Miss "Birdie" Kitson. Identifications included. This was probably donated by Mark Allam.

Media Steam Laundry

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01282A.jpg
Date: 1920 (circa)
Men and vehicles are posed on side of building. Caption on reverse (probably left to right): Harvey Spankenberg, "Doodle" Brooks, "Whitey" Grant, Leroy Hawthorne, Charlie Rossiter

Media Swimming and Rowing Club at Broomall's Lake

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01358.jpg
Date: 1946
Copy of original photo; source not noted

Media team, Delco Valley League, 1947

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-15042.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1947
(Probably left to right). Front row: Conrad "Connie" Brown, Fats Baldwin, Henry Schuhardt, Miller Young, Pete Baldwin, Bill Snyder. Middle row: Lefty Johnson, Reds Larkin, Frank Baldwin, Lefty McCullough, Lefty Paige. Back row: Ivan Malseed, Ray…