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Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Open house at Media Women's Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3489.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"Approximately 250 women, many of them dressed in clothes of earlier years, gathered at the clubhouse to chat, drink tea, and view arts and crafts exhibits." (Chester Times, June 9, 1950). Left to right: Unknown woman in white dress; bending women in…

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Open house at Media Women's Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3490.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"Approximately 250 women, many of them dressed in clothes of earlier years, gathered at the clubhouse to chat, drink tea, and view arts and crafts exhibits." (Chester Times, June 9, 1950). Left to right: May Valentinis-Dee, Mrs. Harold White, Mrs.…

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Open house at Media Women's Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3491.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"Approximately 250 women, many of them dressed in clothes of earlier years, gathered at the clubhouse to chat, drink tea, and view arts and crafts exhibits." Of this women, the newspaper wrote: "Mrs. Clifford Harriz caused a stir when she arrived in…

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Open house at Media Women's Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3492.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"Approximately 250 women, many of them dressed in clothes of earlier years, gathered at the clubhouse to chat, drink tea, and view arts and crafts exhibits." (Chester Times, June 9, 1950). Some of these women may have appeared later on the parade…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3497.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Back end of Media Women's Clubs float followed by women on foot.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Open house at Media Women's Club

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3504.jpg
Address: Not Known
Date: 1950-06-08
"Approximately 250 women, many of them dressed in clothes of earlier years, gathered at the clubhouse to chat, drink tea, and view arts and crafts exhibits." (Chester Times, June 9, 1950). Some of these women may have appeared later on the parade…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3507.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) float with Pat Highfield, Miss Greater Media, and her court. See also ZM-3525 for view of same float later in the evening, and names of the members of her court.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3511.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"The Media Mother's Club again displayed its float with a dozen brides in the costumes of different periods, starting with 1853." (Chester Times, June 9, 1850)

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3511A.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"The Media Mother's Club again displayed its float with a dozen brides in the costumes of different periods, starting with 1853." (Chester Times, June 9, 1850). This image had no negative number, but based on the similar arrangement of women compared…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3518.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"Viewing the parade from the post office steps, the judges, Rhona Lloyd, Margaret Wahl, and Creighton Stewart, selected the Women's Clubs of Media as the outstanding organization in the parade. Their "Passing Parade" float included women in all sorts…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3525.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) float with Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, and her court. According to the Chester Times, June 9, 1950, her court included: Mary Ann Schultz, Mary Lou Vivian, Pauline Walls, Helene Stern, Virginia…

Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3586.jpg
Date: 1950-06-09
Media Mothers' Club souvenir stand in old wagon, in front of Post Office

Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3587.jpg
Date: 1950-06-09
Media Mothers' Club souvenir stand in old wagon, in front of Post Office

Media Lions Club presenting iron lung to the Media Fire Department.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01120.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-1955
Names on reverse (probably left to right): Frank Lees (front), Gleave Baker, A. Fred Schultz, Mayor; Ed Gibson, Francis Gray, Gus Houtman, Bob Burke, and Charles Outland

Dishwasher giveaway by Media Businessmen's Association

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1951-1956
Sign reads: "Media Businessmen's Ass'n. will give to some LUCKY MOTHER this Frigidaire dishwasher. Fri. May 11th at 3:30 pm for Mother's Day." Two men flank a girl making an entry. Scan made from 4 x 5 inch negative. May 11 fell on a Friday in 1945,…

Rotary Club of Media

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01262.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1955 (circa)
Left to right: John Tipping, ? , ? , Bill Vivian

Media Rotary Club at convention in Atlantic City

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01117.jpg
Date: 1957-04
Caption on front: District 266 Rotary International, Chalfonte Haddon Hall, Atlantic City, April 1957. On reverse: Clockwise from front: J. H. Tipping (turned to face camera), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark. Bill Vivian, Helen and Gunnar Jorgensen, Mrs.…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01134B.jpg
Date: 1960 (circa)
Ray Worrall (right) and John Tipping (left) holding banner reading "Another event sponsored by the Media Businessmen's Ass'n."

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01134C.jpg
Date: 1960 (circa)
Athletic Events Committee of the Media Businessmen's Association. Left to right, back row: George Tipping, Franklin Worrilow, Lewis Young, ?, Jack Bromley. Front row: John Tipping, Frank Lees, Carl Mooney, Ray Worrall

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01134E.jpg
Date: 1960 (circa)
Group from Media Businessmen's association, posing with banners: "Another event sponsored by the Media Businessmen's Ass'n." and "It's a pleasure to shop in Media."

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01134F.jpg
Date: 1960 (circa)
Group from Media Businessmen's association, posing with banners: "Another event sponsored by the Media Businessmen's Ass'n." and "It's a pleasure to shop in Media."

Media Businessmen's Association Treasure Chest Contest, in front of Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01136.jpg
Date: 1960-10-03
Left to right: Milt Gross, man from Sunroc Corporation, man from Kay Dress Shop, George Rigby (with feather in hat), Bill Gross, John Tipping

Media Town Fair

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01155B.jpg
Date: 1975
Three men posed in front of Borough Hall with sign: "Century III Funders and Sponsors: National Science Foundation, Bicentennial Council of the 13 Original States, Computer Sciences Corporation, and Sanders Associates, Inc.

Media Town Fair

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01155C.jpg
Date: 1975
Three men posed in room with sign: "Media Future Options Project"