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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
Unidentified color guard and marching band, in gray uniforms with red trim and red hat plumes

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
"The couple dozen men of Felton Hose & Chemical Company of Feltonville (Chester), with two pieces of apparatus, marched to the music of the Johnson All-Girl Cadets of Bordentown, N.J., attired in maroon skirts and slate gray blouses." (Chester Times,…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19028.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified marching band, in blue pants and white shirts, followed by unidentified fire company, in dark blue

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
Essington Fire Company had 30 men and "an extra attraction of a dozen clown-firemen, attired in dungarees, with red shirts, red socks and helmets. The unit included two trucks and an ambulance." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
The first place Moyamensing Fire Company, of Chester, Pa., "was accompanied by Chester High School band, with its color guard of five attired in white, seven flag bearers with black skirts and orange blouses, and 15 majorettes, dressed in orange,…

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19031.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified fire company, followed by majorette doing flips, and unidentified marching band. Men carrying bouquets. This may be the Franklin Fire Company of Chester. (See Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
The Trainer Fire Company was "led by the Imhoff Thunderbirds, who took second prize for bugle corps. The musicians were in black, with shields of cerise and cap tassels to match. Trainer had a group of men with its truck and ambulance." (Chester…

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

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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

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Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified color guard, baton twirlers and marching band

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19035.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Three trolleys join the parade, probably at the end.

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
Norwood Fire Company was led by the LuLu Temple String Band, from Philadelphia (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

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

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Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company honor guard, followed by marchers and trucks.

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19042.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Garretford-Drexel Hill Fire Company "had its own string band of more than 30 uniformed men, with a pumper, an aerial and a rescue truck." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19045.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Gray automobile carrying firemen and flowers in front of unidentified marching band in gray and yellow uniforms

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Balloons for sale on State Street.

Media Centennial Celebration

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Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, with Frederick Brumble. They were married on February 14, 1953. According to the wedding announcement in the Chester Times on February 17, 1953, her full name was Margaret Patricia Highfield.

Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day

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Date: 1950-05-03
Unidentified veterans group marching on State Street.