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Media, Pa. post office, under construction

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Date: 1917-06-16
View looking west across the building site from Jackson Street. The first house beyond the construction site is the Way farmhouse, a remnant of one of the original farms that was purchased to create Media.

Matthew Fox, Postmaster, Media, Pa.

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1913 (circa)
Stamped on reverse: Allan Cleaves Dodge. Post Office History. Box 22 Drexel Hill Pa.

Media Post Office

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Date: 1970 (circa)
This building, which replaced a municipal metered parking lot, opened on November 17, 1962.

Media Post Office

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Date: 1960 (circa)

Steam locomotive

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Date: 1900-1910
Location unknown, probably Delaware County, Pa. Pears Soap sign on adjacent building. Negative, probably by Streeper

Media Railroad Station

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Date: 1940
View looking east from west of station building

Media Railroad Station

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Date: 1940
View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

Media Railroad Station

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Date: 1940
View looking southwest from over the station from Orange Street

Anna Potts Cheyney Smith on bridge from Idlewild Hotel to Media Railroad Station

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Date: 1906 (circa)
A boardwalk connected the Idlewild Hotel with the north side of the Media Station.

Media-Elwyn High Bridge

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Date: 1906 (circa)
Bridge over Ridley Creek. Probably looking from the east side of the trestle.

Railroad Bridge

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Date: 1920
Caption scratched into bottom of print reads: "Bridge down over R.R. on Indian Lane." View looking east over Ridley Creek valley. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7…

View of railroad in Ridley Creek Valley, near Media, Pa. , with Clothier Mansion atop the far hill.

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Date: 1894
Typed caption on reverse reads: "Looking due east showing the valley through which the Cent. Div. runs and the tracks skirting the property from its western boundary to the point it goes onto the high bridge; this frontage is an arc of a circle."…

Railroad trestle over Ridley Creek Valley

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Date: 1894 (circa)
Looking from Elwyn side of Ridley Creek toward Media, with west end of the borough visible in the distance .One of a series of photographs, possibly by same photographer or from same album. Date not certain. Possibly from 5 x 7 inch glass negative

Railroad tracks near Elwyn

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Date: 1894 (circa)
Typed caption on reverse reads: "Taken just before the railroad started on the double track looking east and showing the bridge over Indian Lane. The posts of the lower gate may be seen a little to the right of the bridge." Frank Lees Slide 1572. One…

Baltimore Pike at Media Water Works

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Date: 1916 (circa)
Looking west at bridge over Ridley Creek along Baltimore Pike. Tracks of the Glen Riddle trolley line turn left to cross trestle over Ridley Creek and continue up Elwyn Road. Frank Lees Slide 1565. One of a series of photographs, possibly by same…