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Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders

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Date: 1950-06-09
Nan Dutton riding in a Plymouth. Bernie's Department Store and Esquire Store for Men in background.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
Jefferis Drug Store has a display of historical items relating to the Media Fire Company, including the company's original parade banner.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
Media Upholstery. According to a sign in the window, the display includes furniture and other items from the collection of Mrs. Henry Marcus, Sr., of Media.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-08
Hat store window, name not provided, with various examples of women's headwear.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
School Pharmacy. The display includes "a field medical chest from the Civil War and a 19th century [baby] delivery set.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
School Pharmacy. The display includes "a field medical chest from the Civil War and a 19th century [baby] delivery set.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
Media Theatre Beauty Shop. The display includes several antique dolls.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
Robert M. Griffith Upholsterer

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-08
Ferguson's Hardware was successor to Henderson's Hardware at the same location.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-09
Greene's Toy Store displays “an interesting collection if dolls of the 1850, 1860, 1880, and 1890 periods, the property of Mrs. F. C. Hamilton.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-09
Kassab's Gift Shop [or Mart, as the sign in the window says] "has an old organ, spyglass, and a testament on display worth spending a few minutes examining, as well as neckwear of former days.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3541.jpg
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-09
Unknown grocery store. This may be same storefront as in ZM-3541

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-09
Unknown location

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-09
Sun Ray Drug Store was on the northwest corner of State Street and Olive Street. Signs in display identify cathedral chairs, an Indian shawl, and other items, all 100 years old.

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-09
6 W. State Street. Newspaper search identified this as Lottig Cleaners, and the display also matches this description: “The collection of old furniture and chinawear in Lottig’s window was supplied by Mr., and Mrs. John Knox Wood.” (Chester Times,…

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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Date: 1950-06-09
F. W. Woolworth Company. "Woolworth's five and ten has tables and kitchen wear, trivets, bone handled knives and forks, and a washbowl and table." (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)