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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, elementary school Class of 1930
Date: 1930
Location of this photograph is uncertain. In 1930, the School was located on the south side of Baltimore Avenue in the middle of the block between Gayley and Monroe streets. See P-03003B for the same photo with several people identified by Frank…
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, elementary school Class of 1930
Date: 1930
Location of this photograph is uncertain. In 1930, the School was located on the south side of Baltimore Avenue in the middle of the block between Gayley and Monroe streets. See P-03003A for the full photograph without IDs.
Laxton’s Garage, northwest corner of Jackson and Jasper streets.
Date: 1930 (circa)
Bob Laxton Sr., Bob Laxton Jr., and Thurman Rock. The company may also have been called Laxton Motor Co., according to advertisements in the Chester Times on May 10 and 17, 1929, on page 3.
Large oak tree, southeast corner, Baltimore Avenue and Lemon Street
Date: 1930 (circa)
This tree was on the Brinton property. See also AP-5127.
Group of children near bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Ridley Creek
Date: 1930 (circa)
Left to right: Howard Mulholland, Cyrus Mulholland, Ann Mulholland, *Dot Sullivan (now Freeman), Sis Redding, *Dorothy Harvey (now Leonard, whose father took the photo), William Dutton Mulholland, Jr., and Arthur George Thorp, Jr. (* = only ones…
Houses at northwest corner of Baker and Olive streets
Date: 1930 (circa)
Modern print from original 2 x 3 inch negative, possibly by Streeper
Clayton T. Smith Post #93, American Legion, Media, Pa.
Address: 104 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1930 (circa)
[Possibly in Media Theatre, perhaps a performance of a drum corps or drum and bugle corps.
Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition
Date: 1930 (circa)
Light penciled extension added to the roofline. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.
Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition
Date: 1930 (circa)
P-12026A overdrawn with proposed second-floor addition. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.
Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking northwest to west side of Jackson Street
Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking north to back of house on southeast corner of Jackson and Front streets
Bonsall Bros. Hardware and Groceries, and Broomall Post Office
Date: 1930 (circa)
Building erected 1817. Torn down 1965 or after. Gasoline pump also shown. According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, Plate 30, this building stood on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Chester Pike and Sproul Road. Address is approximate
Media baseball team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1930 (circa)
Probably Media Athletic Association team. List of players on reverse of two copies, each list slightly different: Top row, left to right: Mike Fahey, Bill (or Lane] Davis, Frank Dotts, Reds Pyle (or ____ Simcox), ____, Cliff Mooney, Marshall Harvey,…
Minstrel Show at Media High School
Address: 120 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1930-1939
Frank Lees identifies the following: On right end, George Major, standing next to his sister Lillian Major Baker. Standing, 7th from left, Stanley T. Hibberd. First man kneeling, on right, is Gleave L. Baker.
Samuel D. Riddle at the race track
Address: 2150 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, NY
Date: 1930-1939 (circa)
Left to right: Unknown woman, jockey Charlie Curtsinger, Samuel D. Riddle, and Charles Schoff. This may have been taken at Belmont Park, in Elmont, Long Island, N.Y., based on the location of the photo service in Queens, N.Y. The woman holds some…
View of south side of Baltimore Avenue, in west end of Media, Pa.
Address: 221 Brooke St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1930-1940
View includes Allen's Scrapple-Pork Products--Clement E. Allen, on Brooke St. near Baltimore Avenue, and many other houses.
Malin Building, Orange and Baker streets
Date: 1930-1940
A negative is included in this folder. Photography probably by Streeper.
Media Presbyterian Church Black and White Club
Address: 30 E. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
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…