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St. David’s Church
Address: 763 S. Valley Forge Rd., Wayne (Pa.)
Date: 1899
Includes view of graveyard. Handwritten on reverse: St. David's Episcopal Church, Radnor, Del. Co., Pa., showing the tomb of General. Anthony Wayne in the centre and the tomb of H. Jones Brooke at left end of church. Photographed by Dr. Dickeson,…
Concordville, Pa.
Date: 1914 (circa)
Caption on reverse: Concordville, Pa. "The Village," looking westward, from Chester Road. Frank Lees notation indicates this is at the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Concord Road.
Octagonal Schoolhouse, Newtown Square, Pa.
Date: 1906
This still stands on the grounds of the Dunwoody Retirement Community.
Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…
Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…
Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…
Unveiling of Soldier’s Monument in Market Square, Chester, Pa.
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1918-11
Four photographs, P-14003A through D. See Chester Times, November 9 and 11, 1918, for articles describing this event. Over 5,000 people crowded the square to witness the unveiling. The temporary shaft, erected by the Chester Rotary Club and inscribed…
Edgemont Post Office, in store of “E. G. Peirce, dealer in general merchandise.”
Location: 5013 West Chester Pike, Edgmont (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Caption on reverse reads: "Edgemont, Pa. on West Chester Pike. Car line ran from 69th St. to West Chester along West Chester Pike." Donated by Mrs. Hoyt (nee Sills), April 11, 1982. This building, which is no longer standing, was on the south side of…
Jackson Day Dinner, Chester Pa., 1916
Date: 1916-01-10
According to a front-page story in the Chester Times on January 11, 1916, this event, held January 10 in the Masonic Hall at 4th and Market streets, was a tribute by the local Democratic party to Andrew Jackson.
Delaware County Friends of “Fritz” - Arcadia Cafe, Jan. 12, 1921.
Date: 1921
Oversized photo of banquet at Arcadia Café . This is probably the restaurant opened in 1915, in Philadelphia's Widener Building on Penn Square, by Fritz Pflug--hence, the "Friends of Fritz." See "Restaurants," The Encyclopedia of Greater…
Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle, Delaware
Address: 50 Market St., New Castle (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Dutch House, New Castle, Delaware
Address: 32 E. 3rd St., New Castle (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle, Delaware
Address: 50 Market St., New Castle (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Town Hall, New Castle, Delaware
Address: 14 E. 2nd St., New Castle (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Creek at Claymont [Delaware]
Location: Claymont (Del.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
This may be the South Branch of Naaman's Creek. One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Francisvale Home for Dogs at Devon, Pa.
Address: 328 Upper Gulph Rd., Radnor (Pa.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Francisvale Home for Dogs at Devon, Pa.
Address: 328 Upper Gulph Rd., Radnor (Pa.)
Date: 1915 (circa)
One of eight photographs on two album pages.
Media, Pa.
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1912
One of four cyanotypes. Exact location not noted, but may be along Ridley Creek.
Commodore Barry Bridge under construction
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.
Commodore Barry Bridge under construction
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1973-03
Bridge over the Delaware River between Bridgeport, New Jersey and Chester, Pennsylvania, completed in 1974. With negatives. See “Delaware County Today, 1975-50th Edition” (in MHAC Collection), pages 9-12, for more photos of the bridge.