J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company

Metadata

Title:	J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company
Location:	Media (Pa.)
Date:	1895-1900
Description:	Probably an employee and not Sloan, the owner, at the reins of the horse. This was an early version of a septic tank cleaning service, which used vacuum pumps to remove the contents of outhouses and cesspools before a public sewer system was installed in Media. Sign on building reads "W. Washington St..," now W. Baltimore Pike. 1897 Media Directory lists J. Harris Sloan, contractor, at the corner of Washington Ave. and Olive St. The 1892 map of Media shows another Sloan location at the corner of Washington Ave. and South Ave.
Identifier:	AP-4199
Creator:	Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909
Subject:	Buildings Horse-drawn vehicles African Americans
Format:	Glass Negative, 4" x 5"
Negative:	4199
Family Names:	Sloan
Address:	W. Baltimore Pike and S. Olive St., Media, PA

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Collection

Stephen H. Appleton Photograph Collection

Citation

Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909, “J. H. Sloan, Media Odorless Excavator Company,” Media Historic Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/items/show/2438.