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Group of children near bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Ridley Creek

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Date: 1930 (circa)
Left to right: Howard Mulholland, Cyrus Mulholland, Ann Mulholland, *Dot Sullivan (now Freeman), Sis Redding, *Dorothy Harvey (now Leonard, whose father took the photo), William Dutton Mulholland, Jr., and Arthur George Thorp, Jr. (* = only ones…

Borough of Media Highway Crew

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-05016.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1944-11-16
Caption on reverse: 11-16-44. Gouldey says "One look at this gang and Baldy will be glad he is still in the Pacific." Do you remember "Old Dad" and "Slim" the colored fellows. On a card identifying this picture: Left to right: Slim, Bill Gibson, Bill…

Unidentified baseball team

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-15006.jpg
Date: 1945 (circa)
Photograph removed from frame, but print is stuck to the glass. Scanned through glass. Stored in Misc. Glass Negatives Box

Staff of Motor Sales Inc. of Media, in front of 30-34 E. State Street

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Date: 1950 (circa)
Caption calls this "Miley & Brown, Chrysler and Plymouth."

Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field

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Date: 1950-06-07
Media Centennial Beard Contest. Charles (left) and Elwood Benson, contestants in the whitest beard category.

Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Evening program on the High School field

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Date: 1950-06-07
Media Centennial Beard Contest. Bearded men pretending to play brass instruments, while Elwood Benson pretends to conduct.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
The float of the Campbell A.M.E. Church in Media had a replica of the original church building.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19195-32.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Sign on car: "Jefferson Harris [sic: Harrison], Delaware County's oldest Odd Fellow, 101 Yrs Young. Studebaker courtesy of Jessup & Pell, Inc." Harrison, of 214 Vernon Street, had lived most of his life in Virginia, where he had once been a slave.…

Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field

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Date: 1950-06-09
Media Centennial Beard Contest. Charles Wray, winner of "Most Popular Beard," shakes hands with Elwood J. Benson.

4th of July on Media Athletic Field (now Barrall Field)

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Date: 1960 (circa)
Three unidentified girls, one African-American, possibly winners of pie-eating contest.

Media Town Fair

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1975
African American woman posed with sign: Media Civic Forum

Media Future Forum Luncheon at the Towne House Restaurant

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Date: 1975 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Left to right, standing: ?, Jim Loughrin, Willis Glen, Joseph Krug, Frank Ferguson. Seated: Esther Bell, ?, Mr. D'Ignazio. Envelope includes 35 mm negative strip with four other photos.