Crime scene. Post Office robbery, Media

Metadata

Title:	Crime scene. Post Office robbery, Media
Location:	Media (Pa.)
Date:	1906
Description:	The caption for this photo, printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 25, 1906, reads: "Wrecked Safe in Media Post Office: Yeggmen set off a charge that demolished the outer part of the receptacle last night. The inner lining was intact. The robbers were scared away when two young women residing nearby screamed after being awakened by the explosion." A yegg or yeggman is slang for a burglar, particularly for one who breaks open safes. Label on safe reads: Manuf'd by Farrel & Co., Philad'a.
Identifier:	AP-8356
Creator:	Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909
Subject:	Crime scenes Post offices
Format:	Glass Negative, 8" x 10"
Negative:	8356
Address:	18 W. State St., Media (Pa.)

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Collection

Stephen H. Appleton Photograph Collection

Citation

Appleton, Stephen Horne, 1854-1909, “Crime scene. Post Office robbery, Media,” Media Historic Archives, accessed November 5, 2024, https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/items/show/3894.