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Media Club house
Address: 116 W. Baltimore Ave, Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
This building housed the Media Club. The building still stands (2018) although the club no longer exists.
Idlewild Cottage, north side
Date: 1890-1900
Designed by Frank Furness. Potted plants on porch and on ground outside house.
House of Refuge, dress parade
Address: 201-299 W. State S., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Photo also shows Charter House Hotel, Park Sing Laundry, and "J. C. Cummins Stationer, Hats & Caps, Furnishing Goods"
House of Refuge, dress parade
Address: 201-299 W. State S., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Photo also shows Charter House Hotel, Park Sing Laundry, and "J. C. Cummins Stationer, Hats & Caps, Furnishing Goods"
Henderson, funeral flowers
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
Probably related to AP-5306, but not the same flowers. In this photo the background buildings are masked out. Compare to AP-5063-4. Senders of flowers include: "Employees American Office," and "H 6", which would be Company H, 6th Regiment of the…
First National Bank, old
Date: 1890-1900
1892 map shows this bank at the same corner as the current bank, southeast corner of Veteran's Sq. and State St.
M. L. Haddock, flash light
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
Probably Mary L. Haddock, a relative of Deborah Appleton. "Flash light" probably means that Appleton used an artificial flash to capture this image.
Jumping dog
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
Dog hangs from stick held up by two women; a third woman is holding backdrop for photo.
Ivy Mills
Date: 1890-1900
A few walls of this 1829 factory, in ruins even when Appleton photographed it, still stand (2018) as part of the Ivy Mills National Historic District, in Concord Township. The ruins of the former paper mill, built by the Willcox family, are located…
Rogers' grave, with boy in sailor's suit by grave in Media Cemetery
Date: 1890-1900
Entrance off N. Orange St., between Kirk La. and Rose Tree Rd. See notes and second photo at AP-5181
Delaware County American staff
Address: 212 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890-1900
An annotated version of this photo, with names, is attached. See also AP-5170 for different version.
Baby, deceased, electric light
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
"Electric Light" probably refers to the lighting Appleton used while taking this photograph.
Baby, deceased, electric light
Address: Not Known
Date: 1890-1900
"Electric Light" probably refers to the lighting Appleton used while taking this photograph.
