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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
Gifford-Risley House, 430 N. Monroe Street
Date: 1889
Frank Lees caption: "The Risley House stands on the southwest corner of 5th and Monroe Streets and was once the home of Dr. S. D. Risley. This beautiful home had a solarium on the south side and a carriage house in the rear. Dr. Risley's practice…
Delaware County American newspaper office, exterior
Address: 210-214 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889 (circa)
American address is 10; photo also shows store of Samuel Dutton, at No. 12, and another building to the right, probably No. 8 Addresses probably 8 to 12 E. State St. 1885 Media Directory confirms Dutton at 12 E. State, but Media must have changed its…
Stephen H. Appleton, on rocks outdoors
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
Probably along Ridley Creek near Media. AP-4221 is same location.
Brooke, Washington St. house
Date: 1889 (circa)
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p.15: “Residence of Mrs. Nathan Brooke”. 400 block, W. Baltimore Pike. House still stands as of 2018
J. W. Cooper, at stone
Address: 212 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889 (circa)
Working in printing shop, probably the Delaware County American.
Eastman residence
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
House of John I. Eastman, listed in 1885 Media Directory at Washington, now Baltimore Ave., and Lemon St. Image is in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 37, as “Miss Eastman's Cottage." See also 1892 Map of Media.
Media railroad station
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889 (circa)
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 42
Rowland farm house
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
Used in Media Semi-centennial booklet, 1900, in combination photograph of Media's Original Farm Houses, belonging to Dr. Joseph Rowland
Sharpless stable, interior
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in his stable in 1885. The case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime.
Samuel Johnson death warrant, certificate, William F. Mathues, Sherriff
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889 (circa)
Samuel Johnson was accused of the murder of John Sharpless and sat in the Media Jail awaiting death by hanging for several years before his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Appleton probably photographed this 1886 document several years after…
Sharpless, long distance view.
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in his stable in 1885. The case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime.
Sharpless barn
Address: Not Known
Date: 1889 (circa)
John Sharpless was murdered in the stable on his farm in 1885. he case dragged on until 1889, and was the most sensational in Delaware County history up to that point. These may be Appleton's retrospective photos of the scene of the crime. Shows…
Josepha Costancia Philips Ridley
Address: Washington, D.C.
Date: 1889 ca.
Portrait when she was about age 18. She was born in St. Croix to a local laundress and George A. Philips, a wealthy white New Yorker who owned businesses and plantations in the West Indies. She was educated and cared for in St. Croix while her father…
Media Orthodox Friends Meeting, 3rd and North Ave.
Address: 125 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-01
This complex now includes Media-Providence Friends School. North Avenue no longer exists.
Media Orthodox Friends Meeting, 3rd and North Ave.
Address: 125 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-01
This complex now includes Media-Providence Friends School. North Avenue no longer exists.
Buckley, State St. houses
Address: 308-310 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-17
On Photo Folder 1423, this image is identified as "Home of Elmer Lukens.” An engraving of this photo, which eliminated the unsightly utility pole, appears in the "Media, Penna." 1889 brochure on page 31. Address probably 308-310 E. State St., but…
Catholic Church, front view
Address: 30 E. Franklin St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-19
Full name is Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, or Nativity BVM, for short.
Catholic Church, side view
Address: 30 E. Franklin St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1889-01-19
Full name is Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, or Nativity BVM, for short.
Campbell A.M.E. Church
Date: 1889-01-19
This church stood on the south side of W. 3rd Street, between Orange St. and the former North Ave., now Broomall St. According to Frank Lees in From Media's Past (50), the cornerstone for the new church, at 3rd and Olive streets, was laid in 1930.