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Dee house, northwest corner, 4th and Monroe streets
Address: 400 N. Monroe St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Folder labeled: A. Valentinis Dee Family Photos
South Avenue looking north from Jefferson Street toward Delaware County, after a heavy snowfall.
Date: 1880-1900
Old copy by Dr. Ralph C. Lowe, from collection of Walter Yarnall. Possibly showing the Blizzard of 1888.
Grandmother Williamson [Mrs. William Eves Williamson, seated] and Aunt Sade
Date: 1910 (circa)
House was on the northwest corner of Orange and Jefferson streets.
William Eves Williamson House
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1887
Frank Lees caption: William Eves Williamson, north side of State Street between Monroe and Church streets, opposite Thriftway Market [in 2019, the Iron Hill Brewery]. Building in background is Morgan Wood's store at the northwest corner of State and…
Media Borough Council
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950
Frank Lees caption on reverse: From left to right: ?, Frank Wiltshire, ?, Gus Houtman, Maude Allen, Paul Clark, J. Orval Mancill, ? Tuckerman, J. Fred Schultz.
427 E. Baltimore Avenue
Address: 427 E. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1926-08-09
This is probably the rear of the house.
State Street looking west from Orange Street
Date: 1968 (circa)
This is probably an original print from a 35 mm slide. Frank Lees caption: All the buildings in this photograph were soon after torn down as part of Media's Urban Redevelopment Plan. The old Economy Market is on the corner, next is Kaiser Taxi, an…
200 block of West State Street, looking west from South Avenue (now Veteran's Square)
Date: 1948 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
View of State Street, west from Jackson Street, at night
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Looking west on State Street from tower of old Media Borough Hall. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Cutting ice on Palmer's Dam
Date: 1895 (circa)
In the old vernacular, a pond and a dam were synonymous. Palmer's Dam was located on Ridley Creek just north of Baltimore Pike, upstream of the Media Water Works. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Miss Mary Dalphey, later Mrs. Smedley T. Russell
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
According to notes on the reverse, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dalphey.
House, southwest corner of Monroe and Front streets
Address: 44 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-02
This house has been extensively remodeled and is now used as offices. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
On reverse, "Thomas Quinby," who is driving the horse-drawn hearse.
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Probably Atmore Smith driving the horse-drawn hearse.
Quinby Funeral Home
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Caption on reverse says "Atmore Smith," who may be driving the horse-drawn hearse. According to his obituary in the Chester Times, June 9, 1934, page 8: "S. Atmore smith "was associated for 43 years with the Quinby undertaking establishment. He was…
Mrs. Snodgrass and Ida Frank in horse-drawn carriage
Address: 206 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Frank Lees caption: In front of 206 S. Orange St., next to Quinby's Funeral Home
