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Media High School

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2937.jpg
Date: 1949-05-01
Centennial Book 62.

Media High School

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2938.jpg
Date: 1949-05-01
Negative damaged

Media high railroad bridge, top

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8068.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Looking northwest; shows Elwyn Institute buildings in distance

Media high railroad bridge, side

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8067.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Locomotive 177, pulling three passenger cars; stopped on bridge. Shows original stone piers for bridge, the supports of which are steel in this photo.

Media high railroad bridge, old

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5016-1.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1898 (circa)
Same view as AP-4114. Trestle on SEPTA Media Elwyn Line, crossing Ridley Creek

Media high railroad bridge, diagonal

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8066A.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Locomotive 177, pulling three passenger cars; stopped on bridge. Probably "P.W.&B. R.R. " [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]

Media high railroad bridge, diagonal

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8066B.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Locomotive 177, pulling three passenger cars; stopped on bridge. Probably "P.W.&B. R.R." [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]

Media high railroad bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8307.jpg
Date: 1903-11-01
View looking south from bridge showing Water Works, covered bridge at Baltimore Pike and view up the Ridley Creek valley. A trolley line crosses the creek in front of the covered bridge.

Media high railroad bridge

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8307-5.jpg
Date: 1903-11-02
View looking south from bridge showing Water Works, covered bridge at Baltimore Pike, and view up the Ridley Creek valley. A trolley line crosses the creek in front of the covered bridge.

Media garbage truck

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01440.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1960
Label on truck door reads: Borough of Media, Plant No. 1, Permit No. 699, T.W. 22460. The truck is an International Fleetstar 210, with a Cobey garbage hopper mounted on the chassis. An oversized copy of his print is stored in Misc. Photos Box 2

Media Garage, 34 E. State Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01235.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
Sign for DeYoung Motors in left window.

Media Future Forum Luncheon at the Towne House Restaurant

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01156.jpg
Date: 1975 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Left to right, standing: ?, Jim Loughrin, Willis Glen, Joseph Krug, Frank Ferguson. Seated: Esther Bell, ?, Mr. D'Ignazio. Envelope includes 35 mm negative strip with four other photos.

Media Furniture Store

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2809.jpg
Date: 1950
"Airbrushed copy negative. Made for owner Sadir Elias's ad" in the Centennial Book 106. This building still (2020 ) stands, occupying the front and side yard of a much older Victorian twin that looms behind it.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026A.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Light penciled extension added to the roofline. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026B.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
P-12026A overdrawn with proposed second-floor addition. The rear of Media Borough Hall is on the right.

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026C.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking northwest to west side of Jackson Street

Media Free Library, studies for a possible addition

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12026D.jpg
Date: 1930 (circa)
Roof details, viewed from fire escape on Media Borough Hall building, looking north to back of house on southeast corner of Jackson and Front streets

Media Free Library, ribbon cutting by Arthur Wiltshire, board member

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030H.jpg
Date: 1961
The library's new room was opened in this ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22. 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, ribbon cutting by Arthur Wiltshire, board member

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030i.jpg
Date: 1961
The library's new room was opened in this ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22. 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, interior, with librarian at desk

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12025B.jpg
Date: 1918
The librarian may be Rebecca Smedley. Two World War I posters are visible, along with a large inspirational sign, "Where Hast Thou Gleaned To-Day?"

Media Free Library, interior shelves of new room

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030F.jpg
Date: 1961
This photograph shows the new room added to the back of the library, dedicated in April 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.

Media Free Library, interior shelves of new room

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-12030G.jpg
Date: 1961
This photograph shows the new room added to the back of the library, dedicated in April 1961. See Chester Times article, April 21, 1961, page 5.