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Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day
Address: S. Jackson St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-03
Charles McCafferty (right) and George T. Lewis
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-03
Paterson-Hause Post American Legion, Jr. Drum-Bugle Corps, Leedom Estates, Ridley Twp. Pa.
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops with beardless man in handcuffs.
Date: 1950-06-03
Francis Gray, right. These "Kops" were members of the Media Lions Club, and in charge of "enforcing" the beard rules in town during the celebration. Beardless men needed to buy a beardless permit or risk being fined and ducked in a bathtub of water,…
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops Tom Worrall, Francis Gray, and Jack Kelley, Jr.
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Keystone Kops, members of the Media Lions Club, punished beardless men during the festivities. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the Lions Club beard contest.
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops on High School athletic field
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops on High School athletic field
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops on High School athletic field
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Media Centennial Celebration. Keystone Kops on High School athletic field
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Booth of the First National Bank of Media, with a display of violins and firearms. According to a newspaper report, the bank turned its space over to Capt. John G. W. Dillin, "well-known collector of violins and old rifles. His book, The Kentucky…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Booth of the Media News, a local weekly paper. “A small Washington hand [printing] press, used 100 years ago by Minshall Painter, is displayed by Media News. It was borrowed from Tyler Arboretum Museum.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-08
Booth for Girard-Miller Coal Co., showcasing the automatic "blue coal" burner, and a jar of pea coal "with blanks for guesses on the total number of pieces in the jar. A savings bond will go to the persons coming closest to the actual total.”…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-08
Booth for Girard-Miller Coal Co., showcasing the automatic "blue coal" burner, and a jar of pea coal "with blanks for guesses on the total number of pieces in the jar. A savings bond will go to the persons coming closest to the actual total.”…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-08
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, in booth of Media Boys' Club and Boys' Clubs of America
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-08
Booth for Girard-Miller Coal Company, featuring the automatic "blue coal" burner. Lane A. Davis, company representative, shows Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, some heating equipment.
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-06
“Handicraft of pupils of Elwyn Training School forms one of the most attractive exhibits in the Media armory, where 29 different business and community [groups] have set up booths for the centennial week. Samples of basketry, hand woven tapestry,…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-06
This booth features Youngstown Kitchens, by Mullins, and Farm Bureau Insurance, represented locally by Henry G. Smith, 310 W. State Street.
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-06
Booth for Girard-Miller Coal Co. featuring the automatic "blue coal" burner and a jar of pea coal with "blanks for guesses on the total number of pieces in the jar. A savings bond will go to the persons coming closest to the actual total.” (Chester…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-06
Booth for Girard-Miller Coal Co. featuring the automatic "blue coal" burner and a jar of pea coal with "blanks for guesses on the total number of pieces in the jar. A savings bond will go to the persons coming closest to the actual total.” (Chester…
Media Centennial Celebration. Industrial and Commercial Exhibit at Armory
Address: 12 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-06
Raymond J. Dawson, 110 W. State Street, featuring General Electric appliances.