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Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Dedication of World War II Memorial
Pamela Baker, 9, daughter of the late Capt. Milford Baker, one of Media's war dead, ready to unveil the World War II memorial that includes the name of her father. To her left are color and honor guards from numerous Delaware County veteran's organizations. The memorial originally stood on the grounds of Media High School; it now stands to the west of 1 W. State Street, which was formerly the Media Post Office and then the Borough Hall, and now (2020) a restaurant.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Dedication of World War II Memorial
Pamela Baker, 9, daughter of the late Capt. Milford Baker, one of Media's war dead, ready to unveil the World War II memorial that includes the name of her father. To her left are color and honor guards from numerous Delaware County veteran's organizations. The memorial originally stood on the grounds of Media High School; it now stands to the west of 1 W. State Street, which was formerly the Media Post Office and then the Borough Hall, and now (2020) a restaurant.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Coronation of Miss Greater Media, Patty Highfield, by J. Fred Schultz, Media burgess (or mayor).
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Coronation of Miss Greater Media, Patty Highfield, by J. Fred Schultz, Media burgess (or mayor).
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Coronation of Miss Greater Media, Patty Highfield, by J. Fred Schultz, Media burgess (or mayor).
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Miss Greater Media, Patty Highfield, takes a lap around the field in an automobile, with J. Fred Schultz (right) and Walter Wood, who chaired the Miss Greater Media Contest.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Coronation of Miss Greater Media, Patty Highfield, by J. Fred Schultz, Media burgess (or mayor).
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
Media Fawns All-Girls Junior Drum and Bugle Corps. (This is the identification on the negative envelope, but according to newspaper accounts, the Fawns did not compete in this event; this may be another unidentified group, or perhaps the Fawns performed as the local group, before the competition.)
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School athletic field
"The Seahorses," the drum and bugle corps of the Willis Gale Post 215, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Atlantic City, N.J.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Evening program on High School field
Keystone Kops, left to right: Tom Worrall, unidentified beardless victim, Jack Kelley, Jr., and Francis Gray
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
Unidentified officers on horseback, probably Pennsylvania State Police..
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
"The Seahorses," the drum and bugle corps of the Willis Gale Post 215, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Atlantic City, N.J.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
Delaware County Military Order of the Cootie, Honor Degree, VFW [Veterans of Foreign Wars]
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
Military personnel riding in Jeeps and trucks
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
Part of the marching band from the Philadelphia Naval Base.
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
"Detachment of U.S. Marines from the Philadelphia Naval Base." (Media News, June 8, 1950, photo caption)
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day. Military Parade
Unidentified color guard and marching band, from Philadelphia