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Houses at northwest corner of Baker and Olive streets
Date: 1930 (circa)
Modern print from original 2 x 3 inch negative, possibly by Streeper
Van L. Wolf, Light Wagon Builder, Carriage Builder
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1910
The 1900 Semi-Centennial pamphlet, page 83, locates this business at State and Jackson streets. A photocopy of an undated advertisement in this photo folder locates it at "Cor. State & Plum Sts., Media." The 1882 map of Media shows a carriage…
Hanley Terrace, 625 West Baltimore Avenue
Address: 625 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1910
Frank Lees caption on reverse: "Also the residence of Harry Garner. Date unknown. Was once an inn and stage coach stop. Very old. Aunt Lizzie Hanley on porch."
American Red Cross group in front of Delaware County Court House
Date: 1917 (circa)
Negative number on reverse: 17042
Aftermath of Snowden’s Hardware fire, 115 W. State Street
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1977-01
Snowden's Hardware Store was destroyed by fire on December 29, 1976.
Aftermath of Snowden’s Hardware fire, 115 W. State Street
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1977-01
Snowden's Hardware Store was destroyed by fire on December 29, 1976.
Aftermath of Snowden’s Hardware fire, 115 W. State Street
Address: 115 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1977-01
Snowden's Hardware Store was destroyed by fire on December 29, 1976.
Freihofer’s bread wagon
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1900-1925
Sign on horse-drawn wagon reads; Freihofer's, Fine Bread. The bakery was in Chester. Location of this photo is unknown.
Drayton Rhodes house, 2nd and Orange streets
Date: 1938
Frank Lees caption: "Delaware County Parking Garage now (1990) occupies this site." Copy of original photo; source not noted
James T. Sweeney and bakery wagon
Location: Upland (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Wagon reads: J. T. Sweeney, Bakery, Upland, PA. (A search of Chester Times online records confirm that this bakery was in Upland, on Upland Avenue.)
Engle Bakery building, rear view
Address: 218 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1940-1950
Frank Lees caption on folder: Engle Bakery, southeast corner State and Orange streets. Front view: Donaldson's dress store occupied the building at this time. Rear view shows bake house at Orange and Baker streets.
Engle Bakery building, front view
Address: 218 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1940-1950
Frank Lees caption on folder: Engle Bakery, southeast corner State and Orange streets. Front view: Donaldson's dress store occupied the building at this time. Rear view shows bake house at Orange and Baker streets.
Media Borough Council
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption, left to right: Gleave L. Baker, Ambrose Smedley, Bill Van Leer, President Gus Houtman, Secretary Paul Clark, Walter Strine, John Hoffman, _____ Boyer, Mayor Frank Wiltshire
Employees of the Media Borough Office
Address: 1 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1975 (circa)
On reverse, probably left to right: James Loughran, Betty Greenlee, Frances Keller, Lucretia Passaro, Laura Netwall, Gwen Fanuiel, Linda Hetherington, John Hoffman
Raising a flag that flew over the U. S. Capitol at Media Borough Hall
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1972-06
Flag in front of veterans' memorial wall that, according to Frank Lees, "was built by the Media Rotary Club and the students of the William School, completed in June 1971." A letter in the folder authenticates the flag.
Media Borough Hall and Fire House
Date: 1910-1920
The building is decorated for a patriotic event. Gulf gas pump in foreground dates this probably in the 1910-1920 range. This is a contact print from a 2 x 3 inch film negative, and was possibly taken by Streeper.
Media Borough Hall and Fire House
Date: 1967 (circa)
View also shows Fish Jeweler and other shops to the east of borough hall, and the old library building at Jasper and Jackson streets. The new firehouse has not yet been built, dating this somewhat earlier than other similar photographs in this…
Paul L. Clark, Media Borough Secretary
Date: 1967 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "Office in old library building at Jackson and Jasper streets, prior to moving to borough hall at 2 W. Jackson Street"
South Avenue at Franklin Street, looking north, with trolley car
Date: 1890 (circa)
Delaware County Court House is in background.
Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, Media, Pa.
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1970 (circa)
14, 16 and 18 West State Street, south side between Jackson and Plum streets
Address: 14-18 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1969 (circa)
View shows Charlies Shoe Service (14), Jack's Used Furniture (16) and Tancreed's (18). Work van is from "Enjay Refrigeration, Phila., PA."
View of valley from Orange Street, Media, Pa.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Exact location of this view is unclear. Perhaps looking northwest from about Baker Street, toward Ridley Creek Valley, or this could be the present (2019) location of Glen Providence Park.