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Media Centennial Celebration. Storefront historical displays
Address: 42 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
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
Address: 42 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
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
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
Address: 106 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
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
Address: 4 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
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. Borough Day
Date: 1950-06-09
About 1000 people visited Tyler Arboretum as a kind of pilgrimage to the home of Minshall Painter, one of the Borough's founders and the man who gave Media its name. This house is one of the newer structures on the property. Free bus rides to and…
Media Centennial Beard Contest.
Date: 1950-06-09
Unidentified group of contestants and spectators. This is probably the night of the final judging, on the High School athletic field.
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. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field
Date: 1950-06-09
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, with an unidentified Shriner. Donald G. Shook, owner of the Media News, is seated in the bottom center of the photo.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field
Date: 1950-06-09
Left to right: Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, George Jeffries (with Shriner hat), ad Frank Lees.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Evening events on High School field
Date: 1950-06-09
Left to right, seated behind bunting: Mrs. Crosby L. Smith, Nan Dutton, Walter N. Hagerman (with LuLu Potentate hat), Frederick Brumble, and Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media. Frank Lees is seated in the lower right corner. Patty married Fred…
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Keystone Kops (Francis Gray, right) on the lookout for beardless men to punish.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-09
Media Police Chief Malcolm Laughead, just before the start of the parade.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Miss Artisan of 1949, representing the Artisans Mutual Order of Protection. The Media chapter was one of many in Delaware County.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-09
Roy (Leroy G.) Cougle, in the outfit of the Artisans Mutual Order of Protection. He is probably the man in the center, but the caption gives no indication.
Media Centennial Celebration. Borough Day. Parade of Fraternal Orders
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06-09
Keystone Kops and "Judge" Snear (wearing long wig) in their paddy wagon.
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
