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522. Highway. Looking south on 202 just north of Baltimore Pike

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18113.jpg
Date: 1955-08
Exact location uncertain.

548. Main Street, Darby

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Date: 1955-08
Looking from above Powell Road (on right) toward 9th St.

550. Highway. MacDade Boulevard, from Chester Pike, Darby.

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Date: 1955-08
The building that earlier housed the car dealership on the right still stands (as of 2020).

586. Chester municipal lot, near P.R.R., west of business district

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Location: Chester (Pa.)
Date: 1955-08
Sign reads: "Shop in Chester. 10 cents for 3 hours." Exact location uncertain.

587. Railroad. Pennsylvania railroad at Market St., Chester

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Date: 1955-08
Location based on newspaper research for The Hat Corner.

588. Shopping. 600 block Edgmont Ave., Chester

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Date: 1955-08

466. Shopping center. Looking east on Baltimore Pike in Springfield Township

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Date: 1955-08
This group of stores still stands as of 2020.

538. Shopping center. Looking east on West Chester Pike, Newtown Square.

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Date: 1955-06

539. Shopping center. Looking east on West Chester Pike, Newtown Square.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-18123.jpg
Date: 1955-06

545. Shopping. On West Chester Pike, Broomall.

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Date: 1955-06
Broomall Barber Shop and Tony's Shoe Store. Datestone in building reads: Isaac Lawrence, 1817. According to the 1909 Mueller Atlas, Plate 30, this building stood on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Chester Pike and Sproul Road. See…

Southeast corner, State and Church streets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01050.jpg
Date: 1955 (circa)
Small house, 28 E. State St., was demolished.

M12. View of east side of South Avenue.

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Date: 1950-1955
Shows office building at southeast corner of front St., and Delaware County Institute of Science.

005. Highway

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Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Probably Route 1 or Route 3 (West Chester Pike).

006. Highway

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Date: 1950-1955
Slide marked "Duplicate." No identification. Probably Route 1 or Route 3 (West Chester Pike).

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

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Date: 1950-06-08
"In the parade Thursday at 7 p. m. following the Media High School Band, was a carload of Quaker folk in old time costumes. Driving was Clifford A. Woodbury jr., a Friend of Middletown Township. With him in the front seat was Alfred B. Smedley,…

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Borough Hall decorated for the festivities. Looking north on Monroe Street, with B. Gross store on right, and many parked automobiles.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
First National Bank of Media and adjacent buildings decorated for the festivities. Looking south on South Avenue (now Veterans Square), with several parked automobiles.

Media Centennial Celebration

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19058.jpg
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Decorations on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) and Delaware County Court House. Many parked automobiles, and awning of Plymouth Hall apartment also visible.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Looking north on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) from Baltimore Avenue. View includes many automobiles.

Media Centennial Celebration

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19185.jpg
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
State Street decorated for the festivities, with many automobiles in the view.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Unknown men during Centennial Celebration, near Media High School athletic field, probably on Edgemont Street. The Thunderbird automobile is the real star of this picture.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Looking north on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) from State Street, at Delaware County Court House decorated for the festivities.

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036E.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
See P-01036A for description

Automobile accident at Baltimore Avenue and Providence Road, showing Media Hospital in background.

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Date: 1950 (circa)

Group posing with Pennsylvania State Police trooper and a dual-control driver training car, courtesy of County Chevrolet, Inc.

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Names on reverse (probably left to right): Media Chief of Police Malcolm Laughead, Isaac Pike, ?, J. K. Barrall, James Parsons, ?, John Arscott of County Chevrolet, Jerry Newcomb of State Police.