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Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day

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Date: 1950-06-08
Spectators heading to one of the evening's events.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
Car with sign: "Red Cross serving the community 1917-1950," towing American Red Cross float. Negative flared out in part.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
Elwyn Training School Marching Band, followed by float of the Public Health Nursing Service of Delaware County.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
"The Media Mother's Club again displayed its float with a dozen brides in the costumes of different periods, starting with 1853." (Chester Times, June 9, 1850)

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3511A.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
"The Media Mother's Club again displayed its float with a dozen brides in the costumes of different periods, starting with 1853." (Chester Times, June 9, 1850). This image had no negative number, but based on the similar arrangement of women compared…

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3512.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Ladies Auxiliary of the Media Fire Company carrying a huge American flag.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3513.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Men and women in vintage costumes, following a black convertible. This may be the "bridal party" mentioned in the Chester Times, June 9, 1950.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
Float carrying The Candlelighters, 12-voice choir from the First Presbyterian Church of Media. (Chester Times, June 9, 1950)

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3515.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Ladies Auxiliary of the Media Fire Company carrying a huge American flag.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Evening program at Glen Providence Park

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Date: 1950-06-08
Presentation of award to Pat Highfield, Miss Greater Media.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
"Viewing the parade from the post office steps, the judges, Rhona Lloyd, Margaret Wahl, and Creighton Stewart, selected the Women's Clubs of Media as the outstanding organization in the parade. Their "Passing Parade" float included women in all sorts…

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Evening program at Glen Providence Park

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Date: 1950-06-08
Historical pageant, re-enacting Media's first court case in 1851.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Evening program at Glen Providence Park

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3520.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Historical pageant, re-enacting Media's first court case in 1851.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Evening program at Glen Providence Park

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3521.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Historical pageant, re-enacting Media's first court case in 1851.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Evening program at Glen Providence Park

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3522.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Historical pageant, re-enacting Media's first court case in 1851.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-3524.jpg
Date: 1950-06-08
Women and girl in old fashioned costumes, who had been marching with the bridal party shown in ZM-3513.

Media Centennial Celebration. Women's Day. Promenade of Yesteryear Parade

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Date: 1950-06-08
Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) float with Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, and her court. According to the Chester Times, June 9, 1950, her court included: Mary Ann Schultz, Mary Lou Vivian, Pauline Walls, Helene Stern, Virginia…

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: 1950-06-08
Robert M. Griffith Upholsterer

Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays

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