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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3592.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Probably Media Fire Company, with Borough Hall in the background.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3597.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Man in woman's skirt and one-piece top passing reviewing stand in front of Media Borough Hall

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3598.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Donald L. Harter, with beard, and girl leading a goat in front of spectators. Goat is wearing a banner that reads: "Media Lions are unfair to us real goats," referring to the beard contest that the Lions Club sponsored.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3599.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, passing Media Borough Hall

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3600.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Marching band and baton twirlers, passing Media Borough Hall

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3601.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, on Media Fire Company truck, Media Borough Hall in background.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3602.jpg
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-10
Soft drinks and hot dogs after the parade, possibly at the Limburg Garage.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3603.jpg
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-10
Soft drinks and hot dogs after the parade, possibly at the Limburg Garage.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3604.jpg
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-10
Soft drinks and hot dogs after the parade, possibly at the Limburg Garage.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3605.jpg
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-10
Soft drinks and hot dogs after the parade, possibly at the Limburg Garage.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3606.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Accompanying the Glenolden Fire Company was "one of the most elaborately attired outfits in the parade, the Fire Fighters string band, composed of Philadelphia firemen, led by Battalion Chief George E. Duffy. The men had uniforms of light blue,…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3607.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Accompanying the Glenolden Fire Company was "one of the most elaborately attired outfits in the parade, the Fire Fighters string band, composed of Philadelphia firemen, led by Battalion Chief George E. Duffy. The men had uniforms of light blue,…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3608.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
"The crack drum and bugle corps of Archer-Eppler Post, VFW, of Upper Darby, was with Cardington-Stonehurst Fire Company No. 1, which took second prize for numbers in line." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3609.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Highland Park Fire Co., Upper Darby, Pa., with bagpipers of the Washington Memorial Pipe Band, Philadelphia.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3610.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Firemen's Ball after the parade, at the Armory.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3611.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Firemen's Ball after the parade, at the Armory.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3612.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3613.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3614.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3615.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.

Media Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01032A.jpg
Date: 1969
Frank Lees caption: "The Media Borough Hall from 1894 until 1969. This handsome building was built for the Media Borough Offices and the Media Fire Company, and was used until it was torn down in 1969. The house next to the Borough Hall was the…

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