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Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1929 (circa)
Broomall's Lake, two views, removed from frame. Inscribed: Feby. 1929. to F. H. Hadley from 3ZM. Accompanying note reads: From Ted Hadley Collection, given to his grandfather Frank H. Hadley, Feb. 1929. See P-01026A for full description
Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Sign reads: "This dam [referring to the pond behind the dam] is leased by the Del. Co. Fish Protective & Anglers Association. All persons are hereby forbidden fishing, boating & bathing under penalty of the law." See P-01026A for full description
Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1913
Upper view, Broomall's Dam, Media, Pa. See P-01026A for full description
Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Panorama showing 3rd Street and entire lake. Oversized - stored in Broomall's Lake Subject Box 2. See P-01026A for full description
Broomall’s Lake
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Skating on Broomall's Lake. See P-01026A for full description
Broomall’s Lake Falls
Address: 403-501 W. 3rd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1906 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "Broomall's Lake, home of the Media Swimming and Rowing Club, and now called the Broomall's Lake Country Club, is located on West Third St., in Media. The club house was built in the mid-1880s by the Broomall Family, who operated…
Manley House, southeast corner, Front and Olive streets
Date: 1900 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
The Warriors
Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1898-05-26
Caption reads: "The Warriors. 'Nine Club', Chester, May 26th, 1898. With the compliments of their photographic member, L. D. Woodridge." A later notation, in pencil, reads: "Rebecca Levis Smith in center"
Young ladies of Media, about 1905
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
Helen Janeway, Marian Cope, Ruth Leeds, Mary Mac. (Macintyre), Carmen Major, Betty Fronfield, "Pussy" Leeds, Janet McAllister (order unclear from caption)
"Reunion in Vienna"
Location: Delaware County (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Young people in woods: Girls left to right: Marian Cope, Carmen Major, Helen Janeway, Mary Macintyre. Boy at left is Lewis Cheyney Smith. Boy at right is Lewis Wood Easby. The other two boys are unknown. The title may not be literal; the location may…
Delbert home
Address: 327 Meetinghouse La., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, Plate 26 (Nether Providence), the J. Y. Delbert property off Providence Road was called Les Arbres.
Hill Farmhouse (Bishop Nursing Home)
Address: 318 S. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1960 (circa)
Bishop Nursing Home was located at 318 S. Orange St.; newspaper references start in 1960. According to Frank Lees caption, the building in this photograph is the same (with many additions and alterations) as the Hill Farmhouse. This may be incorrect.…
Media (Pa.) Branch, NAACP
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1959-08
Photographs of 4 pages of "The Crisis". Photograph on page 405 of "The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races," the official organ of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Vo. 66, No. 7, August-September 1959. Caption reads:…
Media (Pa.) Branch, NAACP
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1959-08
Photograph used on page 405 of "The Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races," the official organ of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Vol. 66, No. 7, August-September 1959. Caption reads: "Mrs. Elizabeth Oveide (L) of the…
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Miss Greater Media float sponsored by the Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). Patty Highfield, in back, surrounded by her court.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field
Date: 1950-06-09
Performance by uniformed drill units from the LuLu Temple Philadelphia.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field
Date: 1950-06-09
Performance by uniformed drill units from the LuLu Temple Philadelphia.