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- Collection: Francis F. Zimmerman Photograph Collection
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Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
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
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
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
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-10
Firemen's Ball after the parade, at the Armory.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-10
Firemen's Ball after the parade, at the Armory.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.
Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day
Date: 1950-06-10
Hot dogs and beer following parade, in yard of Media Concrete Products Co.
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
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
Address: 305 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
B. Frank Berry Plumbing. Sign in window reads "Articles in this window from 75 to 100 years old. Mrs. Henry Pierson, Wallingford, Pa." Mostly vintage clothing. Negative envelope reads: "B. Frank Berry. State St. north [sic: west] of Orange. North…
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 217 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Griffith's Barber Shop, with a display of lotion bottles and shaving mugs, each with the name of its owner, including C. W. Pierson, Mingin, Clement F. Allen, Habbersett, and other local people. This was formerly Schuchardt's Barber Shop and later…
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Date: 1950-06-09
Donaldson Dress Shop, on the northwest corner of State Street and South Avenue (now Veterans Square). “At State Street and South Avenue, the site of the cornfield where the first lots of Media were sold at $3 a front foot, Donaldsons have elegant…
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 101 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
State Cut Rate Drug, which was on the northeast corner of State Street and South Avenue (now Veterans Square). The display features antique clocks and other items.
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 31 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Sherwin-Williams Paint Store. The display includes paintings by various artists, including Sarah Rouch Cummings, an artist and teacher who lived in Media.
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 14 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
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
Address: 15-19 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
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)
Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 6 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
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
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
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-09
Unknown grocery store. This may be same storefront as in ZM-3541
