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Church combination
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889
Includes Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, African Methodist, Episcopal, Friends, and Orthodox Friends buildings in Media, Pa. Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, and also on p. 15 of Media Semi-Centennial booklet, 1900
M. L. Haddock, flash light
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Probably Mary L. Haddock, a relative of Deborah Appleton. "Flash light" probably means that Appleton used an artificial flash to capture this image.
Jumping dog
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
Dog hangs from stick held up by two women; a third woman is holding backdrop for photo.
Ivy Mills
Date: 1890-1900
A few walls of this 1829 factory, in ruins even when Appleton photographed it, still stand (2018) as part of the Ivy Mills National Historic District, in Concord Township. The ruins of the former paper mill, built by the Willcox family, are located…
Rogers' grave, with boy in sailor's suit by grave in Media Cemetery
Date: 1890-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See notes and second photo at AP-5181
Delaware County American staff
Address: 212 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
An annotated version of this photo, with names, is attached. See also AP-5170 for different version.
Baby, deceased, electric light
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
"Electric Light" probably refers to the lighting Appleton used while taking this photograph.
Baby, deceased, electric light
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
"Electric Light" probably refers to the lighting Appleton used while taking this photograph.
James Haddock and Elwood (or Ellwood) Haddock
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1889-11-30
Deborah Appleton's father James and brother Ellwood. This is probably an 1889 copy of an older photo.
Water Works Media, old, mill only, copy of old photograph
Date: 1899-12-03
This possibly shows the Mancill Mill on the water works property. Frank Lees, in his caption for this image on Photo Folder 1374 in the MHAC collection, identifies it as: "Ice House, Palmer's Ice Co., at Palmer's Dam, Ridley Creek at Baltimore Pike,…
