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Dr. Martin's, Crum Creek
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…
Crum Creek (Beatty Hollow)
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1908
The title and date are from Frank Lee's writing on envelope. The original photograph had no identification on reverse other than an indication of the lens or film used, and a notation: "Taken against the sun." Address is approximate. Probably Dr.…
Along Crum Creek
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Exact location uncertain. Photo probably by Dr. William T. W. Dickeson.
Beatty Road to Springfield Water Works at Isaac Habbersett’s Farm
Location: Nether Providence (Pa. : Township)
Date: 1903 (circa)
Title is from Frank Lees. Fragment of original caption on reverse mentions Jacob Hubbard's farm. Exact location uncertain.
Radnor Friends Meeting
Address: 610 Conestoga Rd., Villanova (Pa.)
Date: 1898
Handwritten on reverse: Friends' Meeting House in Radnor, Del. Co., Pa. Built A.D. 1710, and occupied during the Revolution by soldiers Ten members of the Delaware County Institute of Science are shown in this picture. Photographed by Dr. Dickeson in…
St. David’s Church
Address: 763 S. Valley Forge Rd., Wayne (Pa.)
Date: 1899
Includes view of graveyard. Handwritten on reverse: St. David's Episcopal Church, Radnor, Del. Co., Pa., showing the tomb of General. Anthony Wayne in the centre and the tomb of H. Jones Brooke at left end of church. Photographed by Dr. Dickeson,…
Bridge over Ridley Creek, the west entrance to Media, Del. Co., Pa.
Date: 1890 (circa)
This bridge carried Baltimore Pike over the creek. The small inlet and large pond are part of the Media Water Works.
A group of Media "sports" at the Rose Tree Inn, about 1902
Date: 1902 (circa)
1. Pennington, 2. unknown, 3. Enos Jobson, 4. unknown, 5. Morrow, 6. John Doak, 7. Ed Jobson. Removed from Streeper notebook.
Hardware store run by Isaac Johnson III, and Jefferis Drugs
Address: 2 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1925-07-04
Photograph, probably by E. V. Streeper, of the hardware store that occupied the Media Ledger building for more than 75 years. The store closed sometime between 2004 and 2008.
Miss Edith John, first librarian (1901-1906), Media Free Library
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1905 (circa)
According to a , May 24, 1951 story in the Chester Times, Miss Edith H. John served from the library's opening in May 1906 until she was succeeded by Miss Rebecca Smedley (see P-12009).
Media High School football team, 1927
Address: 120 E. Front St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927
Probably left to right: Back row: Albert Connelly, C. Guy, ___ Lisby, Arthur English, Frank Anderson, James Ross, Charles Summers, William “Billy” Snear, Ed Smith. Center row: Roy Hoffman, coach; James Wood, Edgar Colton, John Taliaferro, Walter…
First National Bank of Media, 1927. Entrance
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927
This photograph documents he addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo
First National Bank of Media, 1927. Elevated view of banking floor.
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927
This photograph documents he addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo 30361
First National Bank of Media, 1927. Reception area
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927-05-02
This photograph documents he addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo 30339
First National Bank of Media, 1927. New vault.
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927
This photograph documents he addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo 30363
First National Bank of Media, 1927. Bookkeeping office with check writing machines.
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927-05-02
This photograph documents the addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo 30341
First National Bank of Media, 1927. Board room
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927-05-02
This photograph documents the addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. J. E. Green photo 30340
First National Bank of Media, 1927.
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927-01-06
This photograph documents the addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. Probably J. E. Green photo; modern copy of original
First National Bank of Media, 1927. View of Tellers cages and vaults
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1927-01-06
This photograph documents the addition and renovations, completed in 1926, pictured in P-17052 to P-17076. Probably J. E. Green photo; modern copy of original