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Northeast corner, Front and Plum streets.
Date: 1972-05-07
Frank Lees' caption notes that these buildings, once owned by C. B. Williamson (who probably built the houses), were standing in 1880. A new brick office building now (as of 2019) occupies the site.
Northeast corner, Church and Baker streets
Date: 1967
Demolished for construction of municipal parking garage.
Northeast corner of State Street and South Avenue (now Veteran's Square).
Date: 1931 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "Showing ASCO (American Stores Company) and the Henry C. Snowden Hardware Store." This is probably a Streeper photo.
North side of State Street looking west from Plum Street
Date: 1938 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
North side of Baltimore Avenue looking west from Orange Street after a snowfall
Date: 1966-12
Frank Lees caption: "From right to left are: the building once occupied by Ellis Pharmacy, the building once occupied by Broadbelt Stables, Pierson's Garage, and Trimm Glass Company, which burned down in 1975. Below that was Pierson's auto showroom;…
North Ave. row, east side, from 2nd St. to Carbon St.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
North Avenue no longer exists. It was directly in line with South Avenue, north of the court house. These houses were demolished at some point as the court house, and then the county government center, expanded to cover the entire area from Front to…
No. 73 Trolley Car
Date: 1973-06
Frank Lees caption: "Philadelphia Suburban Transportation (Red Arrow) Trolley No. 73 at State and Monroe Sts. in Media. The jewelry store on the corner is Wiltshire's Jewelry, now (1979 circa) occupied by Royal Jewelers. These center door trolleys…
No. 73 center door trolley, during State street celebration in Media
Location: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981-07
No. 73 center door trolley, during State street celebration in Media
Location: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981-07
No. 73 center door trolley, during State street celebration in Media
Location: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981-07
No title
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898
Building before construction of present (2019) 1901 structure
No title
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898
Building before construction of present (2019) 1901 structure
Ninth Street Bridge, Chester, southeast end
Address: W. 9th St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902-03-04
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an incident at this location.
Ninth Street Bridge, Chester, south side, far view
Address: W. 9th St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902-03-04
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an incident at this location.
Ninth Street Bridge, Chester, north side
Address: W. 9th St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902-03-04
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an incident at this location.
Ninth Street Bridge, Chester, end view
Address: W. 9th St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902-03-04
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an incident at this location.
Ninth Street Bridge, Chester , north side
Address: W. 9th St., Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1902-03-04
Probably photographed in support of a legal case involving an incident at this location.
Nighttime on State Street, looking west from Jackson Street
Date: 1960 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Newtown Telephone Station
Address: Not Known
Date: 1900 (circa)
Date stone on building reads 1897. Sign on striped barber pole reads: To V. E. Dewees, Barber.
Newtown Octagonal School
Date: 1898 (circa)
This building still stands on the grounds of Dunwoody, off West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Photograph used in the book Twice Adopted, by "En Quad" [Thomas R. Vernon]. Media, Pa.: Cooper & Vernon, Publishers, 1898, facing page 97. This novel…
Newspaper articles on hate crimes in Delaware County
Date: 1997-02-25
Articles by Cindy deProphetis about a spray painted hate message on the Briarcliff (Darby Township) home of an African American physician and police investigation; and about the reponse of the physician and neighbors.
Newspaper article about race relations in Delaware County
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1997-07-02
Philadelphia Inquirer article by Mary Ann Janco. Headline, Media Group to ask Clinton to visit to talk about race. The Citizens-Community Task Force sent an invitation to President Clinton to talk about race in a town hall meeting. President Clinton…
Newspaper article about race relations in Delaware County
Date: 1997-11-10
Philadelphia Daily News article by Mister Mann Frisby. Headline: Stalked by hatred in suburbs. The article is about racial slurs, Ku Klux Klan, and anti-Christ symbols splayed across Miguel Osborne's home.
Newspaper article about hate crime in Delaware County
Address: Upper Darby (Pa.)
Date: 1996-09-26
Article about the Adolph Hitler Free Corps of Kirkwood, PA, a Nazi Group distributing fliers in areas of Delaware County and to the Daily Times. The Nazi Group was disputing an article written by John Roman and Heather Merrell.
Newspaper article about hate crime in Delaware County
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1996-10-13
Headline: Cops tie attack to hate groups; Media man is savagely beaten with shotgun