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Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003K.jpg
Date: 1906 (circa)

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003J1.jpg
Date: 1906-03
Caption: Taken in March 1906 from south of Mill from field of V. P. M. [Victoria Plush Mills].

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003I1.jpg
Date: 1906-03
Caption: Taken March 1906 from west of Mill from quarry of V. P. M. [Victoria Plush Mills].

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003H.jpg
Date: 1906-03
Caption: Taken in March 1906 from southwest of Mill from quarry of R. T. Ogden.

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003G.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003F.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003E.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003D.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003C.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003B.jpg
Date: 1898-12

Victoria Plush Mill

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10003A.jpg
Date: 1917 (circa)

Dr. Martin's, Crum Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10002.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "Beatty Road approaching Crum Creek, Nether Providence Township." This is possibly the house that, in 2019, still stands at 603 Beatty Road. According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, plate 26, Edward Martin owned more than 100 acres…

Collapse of covered bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Crum Creek at Victoria Plush Mills

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-10001.jpg
Date: 1913-04
The Plush Mill Bridge collapsed April 20, 1913, when an 18-ton steamroller was crossing and crashed through the floor. See Chester Times, April 21, 1913 and a March 13, 1914 article about the lawsuit that ensued. Frank Lees caption: "Trolley…

Rockdale Wheelmen

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-09025.jpg
Date: 1897
Portrait of this bicycle club and some of their bicycles.

Baltimore Pike being widened

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-09022.jpg
Date: 1938-12-28
Loking east down to Ridley Creek Valley, from about where Black Horse Tavern once stood. Delaware County Court House is building atop the hill in the background.

Middletown Public School No. 1

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-09012A.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images.

Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton, Ed, Whitey, and Walker

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-09006.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
"Red Ink" photo, series by same photographer named for red ink used for writing descriptions on reverse side of similarly-mounted images. Between Mt. Alverno and Knowlton roads, looking upstream. Chester Creek flows in the valley to the left below…

Man O’ War, Glen Riddle Farm

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-09001.jpg
Date: 1920 (circa)
On reverse: "Copyright by Ledger Photo Service. Publication forbidden."

Malin Homestead

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08055.jpg
Date: 1909 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: "The Malin family homestead was located on Ridley Creek Road just South of the Red Bridge at Rose Tree Road, very near where the, Brookwood Home is today (12-7-85). The photo shows a date of 1785, however papers and grants show…

Idlewild Lane, with Frank Furness house on right, looking toward Gayley Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08054A.jpg
Date: 1890 (circa)

Old Bancroft House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08053.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
A ruin of a small house. Location unknown.

Ridley Creek at Smedley’s Swamp

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Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known.

Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08051.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known.

Ridley Creek at Smedley’s Meadow

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08050.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known. See also P-08048 and P-08044.

Ridley Creek

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-08049.jpg
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location not known.