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Old House, combination. Media’s Original farmhouses: Dr. Joseph. Rowland, James Esrey, Elizabeth Way, and John Hill.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Used in Semi-centennial booklet, composite of negatives AP-4152, AP-4169, AP-4243, and AP-4049
Media Ledger building and P. W. Ware Plumbing
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Burmont railroad bridge, old?
Location: Clifton Heights (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
This may be the bridge before the repairs or reconstruction shown in AP-5179 and AP-5180.
Media Fire Company No. 1, fire hose carriage, old
Address: 16 West State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1892 (circa)
Original post office, located at Plum and State, is on right. Highbarger & Lynch Furniture, "on State St. near Plum," on left. Modern prints in Photo Folder 7053, captioned by Frank Lees: “Media’s first fire house and first piece of fire equipment is…
T. Elwood Allison residence
Date: 1900
Originally called Cony Meade or Conny Meade, this 40-room mansion was later known as "the Castle." It burned in 1981.
State Street view, looking east from Orange Street
Date: 1900
On north, or left, side of street: Charter House and Charter National Bank; on south side, Delaware County American offices, and Bark Sing Laundry. Tower of First National Bank is visible at corner of State St. and South Ave.
Rev. W. R. Patton
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
William R. Patton was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Media. Portrait was taken at Lothrop, 64 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia. This is a copy of a photograph.
Elsie Serrill
Location: Marcus Hook (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Woman and young girl, on porch of Union Hotel. See AP-5097 for full view of the hotel.
Mancill Bridge, covered
Date: 1895 (circa)
Baltimore Pike crossing Ridley Creek at Elwyn Road, showing covered bridge. Ridley Creek at this location is the boundary between Upper Providence and Middletown townships.
Crook’s house
Date: 1895-1900
Henry Pearson, in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pa. (295), writes that the Pratt/Crooks house stood opposite Cumberland Cemetery on Middletown Road (Route 352).
