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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 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.”

Media Fire Company members with equipment in front of Borough Hall

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3069.jpg
Date: 1895
This is Zimmerman's copy of an old photograph, dated 1895.

Firemen boys

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-5154.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Boys dressed in fireman hats in carriage behind a mule or donkey

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Appleton/AP-8146.jpg
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 and Fire House

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01333B.jpg
Date: 1910-1920
The building is decorated for a patriotic event. Gulf gas pump in foreground dates this probably in the 1910-1920 range. This is a contact print from a 2 x 3 inch film negative, and was possibly taken by Streeper.

Firemen’s celebrations at Media, 1913.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01439.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1913
Five photographs, mounted together, showing Folsom Fire Co., The Darby Ram, State Street, and the Media Fire Co. One view also shows Media No. 20 trolley car. MHAC has a pamphlet from this event: Official souvenir program - Seventh Annual Convention…

World War I soldiers leaving for service, marching on State Street to Media Station

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01427W.jpg
Date: 1917
View includes Media Borough Hall and fire house

Media Borough Hall and Fire House, decorated for World War I Peace Parade, 1919

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01427R.jpg
Date: 1919
Delaware County Peace Celebration, in honor of soldiers and sailors who served in World War I, June 27 and June 28, 1919.

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432A.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street. Media High School marching band

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432B.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street.

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432C.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street.

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432D.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street. Ladies Auxiliary of the Delaware County Fire Companies of the State of Pennsylvania.

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432E.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street. Women's drill team with marching band.

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432F.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street. Media Fire Co. No. 1 with decorated fire engine, Media Armory

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432G.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street. Marching band

Delaware County Firemen's Association Parade, Media, Pa., in conjunction with the annual convention

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01432H.jpg
Date: 1941-06-14
View looking southeast on State Street, toward Media Armory, from elevated vantage point near the northeast corner of State Street and Jackson Street.