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Packard’s Dry Goods Store, Orange Street north of Front Street, west side.
Location: N. Orange St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1880-1900
Frank Lees caption: "Mark Packard established what was known as 'Mark Packard's Church,' the Methodist Episcopal Church, on Manchester Avenue in Wallingford." Copy of original photo; source not noted
Media Railroad Station
Address: 301 Media Station Rd., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1900 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: “The railroad from Philadelphia reached Media in October 1854 and was continued to West Chester in 1858, This station, not being the first, was built in 1881. Due to lack of upkeep this beautiful Victorian station was torn and…
Northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Residence of Henry M. and Mary T. Fussell, 24 E. Jefferson Street, Media, Pa.
Address: 24 E. Jefferson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895 (circa)
On reverse: Robert and Lewis Fussell on the porch. Mary T. Fussell in bay window.
Quinby & Co. Groceries, northwest corner, Jackson Street and Front Street
Date: 1890 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Large oak tree, southeast corner, Baltimore Avenue and Lemon Street
Date: 1930 (circa)
This tree was on the Brinton property. See also AP-5127.
Baltimore Avenue during paving project, looking east from Gayley Street.
Date: 1938 (circa)
Photograph stamped on the reverse: The General Crushed Stone Co., 408-9 Franklin Bank Bldg., Philadelphia, PA. The workmen are probably spreading crushed stone provided by this company. Handwritten number on reverse: 10907, possibly negative number.
The Black Building
Date: 1900
Frank Lees caption: “This building stands on the northeast corner of State Street and South Avenue, This lot was purchased by Mr. Beatty in 1850 when the County was auctioning off lots. Mr. Beatty built this building in 1850 and it became Media's…
The Black Building
Date: 1900
Frank Lees wrote this long description of this building in 1976: Northeast corner of State St. and South Ave. (Veterans Square). Built by John C. Beatty in 1850. Building construction began in 1849, completed before Media became a Borough. Was once…
Marie Chamberlain’s Grocery Store, Orange and Lincoln streets
Date: 1938
Probably a modern contact print made from old negative
Kossuth Lodge, I.O.O.F, meeting in third floor room, Media Borough Hall
Date: 1943-10-07
Left to right: Back: Norman Phillips, Raymond Plotts, D.D.G.M; Francis Austin, Edward Yarnall, Alvin P. Ottey. Front: Addison Delrow?, I. Frank Lees, D.D.G.S; George Major
Media or Furness Swimming Pool (formerly Gas Works site)
Date: 1943-08
Caption found handwritten on piece of envelope with photograph: "Entrance, Furness or Media Swimming pool, located on the site of the old Media Gas Tank, southwest of Media Railroad Station on the old Indian Trail, now Media [Station] Road."
Chalfant’s Livery Stable, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets
Date: 1890-1900
Frank Lees dated this as 1915 (Circa), but it is probably older. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Orange Street, looking north from Jefferson Street
Date: 1900 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted
State Street, looking west from Olive Street
Date: 1900
View includes Snowden's, Kirschnek Jewelers, and the First National Bank. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Sallie Orr
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
The caption reads: "Wife of Hugh Brannin, N. Orange St.," though this marriage must have occurred years after this photo was taken.
C. R. Williamson house, southeast corner, Front and Orange streets
Date: 1960-1970
Frank Lees caption: "This building, known as the as the Williamson House, was built in 1850 by Charles R. Williamson, one of founders of Media. Mr. Williamson operated a shoe factory here and shipped "brogans" to the soldiers during the Civil War.…
Idlewild Hotel and Furness Cottage
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.
Unidentified house, probably Media, Pa.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1880-1890
Frank Less had guessed that this house might have been on the 200 block of North Olive Street.