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Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

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Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

Media Fire Company hook and ladder truck

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5006.jpg
Date: 1893-1895
Frank Lees caption: “Media’s first ladder wagon ca. 1895 shown in front of Way House, 11 W. State St., location of Media Office Supply.”

Firemen boys

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Boys dressed in fireman hats in carriage behind a mule or donkey

Media Fire Company No. 1, fire hose carriage, old

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5212.jpg
Date: 1892 (circa)
Original post office, located at Plum and State, is on right. Highbarger & Lynch Furniture, "on State St. near Plum," on left. Modern prints in Photo Folder 7053, captioned by Frank Lees: “Media’s first fire house and first piece of fire equipment is…

Media Fire Company wagon made by Media Carriage Co.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5255.jpg
Date: 1895-1900
Photographed outside the Media Carriage Co. building. See also AP-5796

Media Fire Company hose carriage

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Date: 1901-10-02
Photographed on the State St side of the old Borough Hall, which housed the fire company on the first floor. A memorial portrait for William McKinley, recently assassinated, hangs in the doorway of the Media Free Library, which had space upstairs.…

Media Fire Company, parading in front of Charter House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8150-1.jpg
Date: 1901-10-02
Firemen in uniform; onlookers include numerous children; Charter House willows in full leaf.

Media Fire Company, parading in front of Charter House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8150-2.jpg
Date: 1901-10-02
Firemen in uniform; onlookers include numerous children; Charter House willows in full leaf.

Media Fire Company

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8275.jpg
Date: 1902 (circa)
Two horse-drawn fire wagons photographed on the State St. side of Borough Hall, which housed the fire company in the first floor.

Media Fire Company engine

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8294.jpg
Date: 1902 (circa)
Engines is photographed on Jackson Street side of Media Ledger building at 2 W. Jackson St.

Panama Canal Zone, fire station, Cristobal

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-16017.jpg
Date: 1908 (circa)
One of a series of photographs of Panama Canal construction and scenery by W. R. Newbold, Jr., of Media. Original caption: Canal Zone Fire Station, Cristobal

Media Borough Hall

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Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

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Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Borough Hall

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Date: 1968-1969
See P-01032A for description

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19195-42.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Nan Dutton in a Media Fire Company truck in front of judge's reviewing stand at Borough Hall.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19195-43.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company. The group wore new uniforms for the parade.

Fire on Price's Lane, Rose Valley, Pa.

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Date: 1949
Media Fire Company responded to this alarm.

Fire on Price's Lane, Rose Valley, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-1949-02.jpg
Date: 1949
Media Fire Company responded to this alarm.

Fire on Price's Lane, Rose Valley, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-1949-03.jpg
Date: 1949
Media Fire Company responded to this alarm.

Media Fire Company. New Seagrave fire engine

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2706.jpg
Date: 1950-03-12
William (Billy) Hannum behind the wheel, as Walter Rhodes looks on.

Media Fire Company. New Seagrave fire engine

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2707.jpg
Date: 1950-03-12
William (Billy) Hannum behind the wheel, as Walter Rhodes looks on.

Media Fire Company. New Seagrave fire engine

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2708.jpg
Date: 1950-03-12
Left to right: William (Billy) Hannum, unknown, Richard (Dick) Lavery