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Lewis log cabin
Location: Springfield Township (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
A crude picket fence surrounds the property. 1892 Delaware County Atlas, Plate 21, shows "Log house 200 years" near the J. Howard Lewis property along Crum Creek, just downstream of Beatty Road. See also Plate 12. Photograph used in the book Twice…
Lewis J. Smith
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1903 (circa)
Used in Soldiers’ and Sailors' Monument composites, AP-8248 and AP-8249, which were used in commemorative booklet for dedication of the monument in 1903
Letterhead, Media Civic League
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1963
Letterhead reads: "Media Civic League, 312 East Jefferson Street, Media, PA. Wilby Higgins, President; Theodosia King and Randall Whitsett, Vice Presidents; Mary M. Edwards, Secretary; Verna N. Burrell, Treasurer; Thomas Lee, David S. Pinkston, Mrs.…
Letter to Mary M. Edwards
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1976-12-01
Letter to Mary Edwards from Secretary to the Commonwealth, C. Delores Tucker congratulating her on her selection as a participant in the 1976 Pennsylvania Electoral College. The letter contains instructions and an enclosed packet of information.
Letter to Mary M. Edwards
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1976-12-06
Letter to Mary Edwards from Secretary to the Commonwealth, C. Delores Tucker extending an invitation to her to participate in the 1976 Pennsylvania Electoral College as Assistant Page.
Letter to Mary M. Edwards
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981-06-22
Letter to Mary M. Edwards from Robert W. Edgar, US Representative, 7th District, Pennsylvania The letter discusses a contract, approved by the U.S. Minority Business Development Association (MBDA) for management and technical assistance to minority…
Letter to Mary M. Edwards
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1979-10-08
A letter from A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, declining an invitation to participate in a Media NAACP panel program scheduled for Sunday November 4, 1979. He declined not out of…
Letter from President William J. Clinton to Citizens-Community Task Force
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1997-07-10
Page 1 of letter to Clinton inviting him to hold one of his Town Meetings on race relations in Media. Signed by Mary Edwards, Coordinator, Carolyn Glover, Recorder, and Juanita Edwards, Publicist.
Letter from President William J. Clinton to Citizens-Community Task Force
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1997-07-10
Page 2 of letter to Clinton inviting him to hold one of his Town Meetings on race relations in Media. Signed by Mary Edwards, Coordinator, Carolyn Glover, Recorder, and Juanita Edwards, Publicist.
Letter from Matthew J. Ryan
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1998-06-11
Speaker of the PA House of Representatives, Matthew J. Ryan offering support for Media's Unity Day and encouraging all Media citizens to participate and to dedicate themselves to the ideals of democracy, equality, and freedom for all people.
Letitia Robinson, will and loan note
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1902-01-30
This was photographed for a legal case contesting the will of Letitia Robinson. Notes are due to John Wanamaker.
Letitia Robinson, loan notes
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1902-01-30
This was photographed for a legal case contesting the will of Letitia Robinson. Notes are due to John Wanamaker.
Leonard Pell, of Jessup & Pell, Studebaker agency and garage
Date: 1950-04-14
On the wall are testimonials from two local sports figures: Lew Jenkins, former lightweight boxing champion, and Jack Ferrante, a receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1944-1950, who later coached the football Team at Monsignor Bonner High School…
Lenni, steam derrick moving derailed railroad boxcar, with a crowd of onlookers
Address: Lenni, Aston Township (Pa.)
Date: 1903
Chester Creek in background. Philadelphia and Reading boxcar No. 17386
Lenni, steam derrick moving derailed railroad boxcar, with a crowd of onlookers
Address: Lenni, Aston Township (Pa.)
Date: 1903
Chester Creek in background. End view of Philadelphia and Reading boxcar No. 17386, with markings on end: [LGRR or IGRR or LORR] 471 Westinghouse
Lenni, steam derrick moving derailed railroad boxcar, with a crowd of onlookers
Address: Lenni, Aston Township (Pa.)
Date: 1903
Chester Creek in background. Philadelphia and Reading boxcar No. 17386
Lenni, steam derrick moving derailed railroad boxcar, out of the view, with a crowd of onlookers
Address: Lenni, Aston Township (Pa.)
Date: 1903
Chester Creek in background. Derick arm stenciled with: "Manuf'd. by Industrial Works, Bay City, Mich."
Lemon Street School
Address: 8 Lemon St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-03-06
This was the first school built after Media was formed in 1850. It became a private residence, and still stands as of 2020. Centennial Book 62.
Leishman baby
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1907-04-10
This is probably the daughter of Jennie Leishman, shown in AP-5663. This name might be Lershman, but handwriting is unclear, and there are Leishmans in Delaware County newspapers but no Lershmans; and a wider newspaper search finds thousands of…
Leedom’s bridge
Address: Not Known
Date: 1895-1900
Bridge over Darby Creek near Leedom's Mill. ( Caption from a similar photgraph in the collection of the Delaware COunty Institute of Science, Cat. # 1988.2.87B) Appleton's photograph is used facing page 89 in the novel Twice Adopted, by "En Quad."…