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Cat Billy. Born March 1889, died July 28, 1901.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4037.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Probably an Appleton family pet.

Dr. George W Bartram, copy

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4038.jpg
Address: Not Known
Probably copied from tintype or daguerreotype

Baseball game in progress

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4039.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Probably in Media

Broomall mansion

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4040.jpg
Date: 1889
Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 6: “Residence of Hon. John M. Broomall”

Brooklyn cruiser

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4041-1.jpg
Date: 1896 (circa)
United States Navy armored cruiser, launched Oct. 2, 1895 from the Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia. This could be the day it was launched. Crowd on board, under tent. Other sailing ships and steamboats on river, including "Sylvan Dell." Probably in…

Brooklyn cruiser

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4041-2.jpg
Date: 1896 (circa)
United States Navy armored cruiser, launched Oct. 2, 1895 from the Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia. Probably in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Chester. This picture seems to have been taken at another time than AP-4041-1.

Buckley, State St. houses

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4042.jpg
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…

Pete Bland, murderer, from football picture

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4043.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Extracted from football team photograph taken by the photographer at Glen Mills School. See full photo and note at AP-5041.

Band wagon

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4044-1.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-4044-2 for a different band with African American players in the same or similar wagon. Charter House livery stable in background.

Band wagon

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4044-2.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
See AP-4044-1 for a different band with caucasian players in the same or similar wagon. Charter House livery stable in background.

Baker’s porch

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4046.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)
This is probably 333 W. State St., several doors east of Appleton's house at 341. See AP-8375. The Media 1900 Directory lists Hannah M. Baker at 333 W. State St.

Beatty’s dam, on Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4048.jpg
Date: 1889 (circa)
Crum Creek Road is on the left.

Brooke house, originally Hill farm house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4049.jpg
Date: 1889
Location is approximate. Used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 5, and captioned: “Residence of the late Mrs. H. Jones Brooke.” Also used in Media 1900 Semi-centennial booklet as one of Media's Original Farm Houses, belonging to John Hill. See…

Black store, copy from map

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4050.jpg
Date: 1855
Photographed from 1855 "Map of Media", location found on this map. Also called Nelling & Sons Grocery and Dry Goods Store. Black and Nelling both owned property at the northeast corner of State St. and Veterans Sq.

Baseball game in progress

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4051.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Probably in Media

Brooke, Washington St. house

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4052.jpg
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

Brooke, Orange St. House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4053-1.jpg
Date: 1889
Similar used in “Media, Penna.” publication, 1889, p. 53. Houses at 449, 435, and 423 S. Orange still stand (2018) and were identical when originally built. 435 is the best guess for this photograph.

J. W. Cooper, at stone

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4053-2.jpg
Date: 1889 (circa)
Working in printing shop, probably the Delaware County American.

Appleton Christmas tree

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4055-1.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
The Appleton family Christmas tree.

Appleton Christmas tree

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-4055-2.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
The Appleton family Christmas tree.