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Pusey wedding party

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8344-5.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.

Pusey wedding party

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8344-25.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.

Pusey wedding party

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8344.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1904-1905
Pusey is an old Quaker name; the brick wall behind the wedding party might possibly belong to a Quaker meeting house.

Catholic Church rectory

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8343-5.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Full name is Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, or Nativity BVM, for short. A priest in full regalia sits in a wicker rocking chair on the porch, reading a newspaper.

Catholic Church rectory

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8343.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Full name is Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, or Nativity BVM, for short. A priest in full regalia sits in a wicker rocking chair on the porch, reading a newspaper.

Hoopes family, five generations

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8342.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905
Caleb Hoopes, former Media sheriff, is the man with cane and beard.

Carlotta Broomall Matienzo

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8341-75.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905
She seems to be dressed as a queen.

Carlotta Broomall Matienzo

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8341-5.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905
She seems to be dressed as a queen.

Carlotta Broomall Matienzo

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8341.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1905
She seems to be dressed as a queen.

Broomall's Lake

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8340.jpg
Date: 1905-07-04
Formerly Media Swimming and Rowing Club, now Broomall's Lake Country Club

Tipping birthday party

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8339-2.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905-05-13
Party seems to be for the older woman (grandmother of the small children) at the center.

Tipping birthday party

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8339-1.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905-05-13
Party seems to be for the older woman (grandmother of the small children) at the center. Her daughter is likely standing behind her. There are several obvious sibling pairs, especially the girl on the far right and the boy standing second to the left…

Folsom accident, with trolley tracks

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8338-2.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Photography likely taken in support of a legal case regarding a trolley accident at this location.

Folsom accident, with trolley tracks

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8338-1.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Photography likely taken in support of a legal case regarding a trolley accident at this location.

Seal family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8335-2.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Family posed on front porch. House number above door reads 322. According to 1897 Media Directory, Joseph C. Seal, builder, lived at 322 N. Orange St.

Seal family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8335-1.jpg
Date: 1904-1905
Family posed on front porch. House number above door reads 322. According to 1897 Media Directory, Joseph C. Seal, builder, lived at 322 N. Orange St.

Van Leer family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8334.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1904-1905
This is Frank Van Leer's family; see photo of a younger Frank at AP-4221.

Stephen H. Appleton, Knight Templar

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8332.jpg
Location: Appleton Studio
Date: 1904-1905
The photographer is wearing his Knights of Templar regalia.

Maldonada family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8331-2.jpg
Date: 1904
Outside house at 307 South Avenue, with children on sleds

Maldonada family

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8331-1.jpg
Date: 1904
Outside house at 307 South Avenue, with children on sleds

Lansdowne accident. Near view looking east on railroad tracks

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8329-75.jpg
Date: 1905 (circa)
Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Schappet Terrace is in foreground; factory and rowhouses in background to left of tracks are on Union Ave., which has a grade crossing with…

Lansdowne accident

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8329-39.jpg
Date: 1905-02-07
Looking east along railroad tracks from west of Schappet Terrace where man was found. Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Negative broken in 3 pieces. Houses in foreground are…

Lansdowne accident. Railroad grade crossing east of station.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8329-13.jpg
Date: 1905-02-07
Appleton probably took these photos in support of a legal case regarding a railroad accident at this location. Man is standing next to factory at grade crossing on Union Ave.

Sisters of St. Francis chapel

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8328.jpg
Date: 1900-1905
Our Lady of Angels Convent chapel, now part of Neumann University. Image obscured by remnants of envelope stuck to emulsion