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Rebecca Smedley, Media Free Library
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1923
According to her obituary from the Chester Times, July 11, 1950, Smedley served as librarian from 1906 to 1917. She never married, and lived at 44 E. Front Street, a block from the library.
Media Rotary Club at convention in Atlantic City
Address: 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City (N.J.)
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.…
Reservoir, Springfield Water Co
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1920 (circa)
This is probably the lower pond created by the dam north of Beatty Road.
Burdsall & Adams, cigar manufacturer
Address: 107 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1901
Similar to photograph in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 36
Media Athletic Association Baseball Club
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Two copies. Same team and same location as Appleton AP-8255. Bottom row, second from left: Matthew Fox. Top row, wearing bowtie, Albin Ottey. Other names, on reverse of one copy, include: McIntyre, H. A. Thomas, H. L. Highbarger, and Leon Baker.
Media baseball team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-10-05
Same as Appleton AP-5159, and almost identical to AP-5158. See P-15036 for IDs.
Media baseball team.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-10-05
2 copies. Same as Appleton AP-5158. IDs on photograph: “Phenomenal” John Smith, Curt Wiegand, Harry Barton, Phil Larkin, “Frosty” Stackhouse, George Noblitt, Jay Murray, Pete Band, Jimmy Toman, Matthew Fox, Phil Donnelly, “Cheese” Anderson, Bert…
Media Athletic Association baseball team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1901-09-28
3 copies. Same team and same location as Appleton AP-5666. Names on back of one copy, in Frank Lees' handwriting: Benjamin Stiteler, Leon Baker, Clarence McIntyre, Fred Cope, Harold Thomas, Bill Kelly, Matt Fox, George Barker, Clayton Worrall
Media baseball team during Howellville days.
Address: Gradyville, Edgmont Township (Pa.)
Date: 1902-08-02
Provenance: given by Thomas S. Fields to Edward V. Streeper; then Chick Heavens gave it to the MHAC. Print of Appleton AP-8209. Probably taken at Baker's General Store in Gradyville section of Edgmont Township. Streeper's list is lost; and the typed…
Media football team
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
Two copies, with names on reverse: Left to right: Top: Thomas Carlin, Walter Reed, Fred. Seal, John Hawthorne, William Steigelman, Thomas Taney, Marion Fairlamb. Bottom: William Zeising, Fred Guetter, George Barker, Benjamin (Benny) Stiteler, A.…
First Methodist Church
Address: 350 W. State Street, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1901-11-09
This is a vintage mounted print made from an Appleton negative, AP-8162.
Sue Appleton, combination
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1899-11-09
The photographer's daughter.15 photographs of her at different ages, all arranged on one negative.
Alfred and Harry Appleton in field
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known; probably somewhere near Media
Wawa Railroad Station, platform, looking east
Location: Chester Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
Water tank and locomotive are in the distance. The station was on the west side of Chester Creek, whcsh appears behind a scrim of trees.
