Media Centennial headquarters, in a building shared with Media Real Estate Company, on South Avenue (now Veteran's Square) behind the First National Bank.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wenlock. According to the Chester Times, June 7, 1950, p. 15, these are costumes from the 1820s. She was the former Dorothy Anne Kane. The house number behind them is 318, like somewhere in Media, where they both lived.
Frank Lees caption, incomplete: "In front of John's Grille, Monroe and Baker Streets, 1950. Left to right, standing: Hershey Wiler [sic], Frank Hedge, John Banis, Walter Tipping" Abram Hershey Weiler lived on Manchester Avenue in Nether Providence, was a World War II veteran and a member of the Media VFW post. [Chester Times, obituary, June 13, 1970)
Unknown men during Centennial Celebration, near Media High School athletic field, probably on Edgemont Street. The Thunderbird automobile is the real star of this picture.
Snowden's male employees sport beards and clothing of the last century to honor the spirt of the event. From left to right: Unknown woman, Phil Walsh, Walter (Wally) LaLonde, and Ralph Robinson. This photograph appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, May 28, 1950. Men identified by newspaper clipping in Centennial Scrapbook, page 34.
Snowden's male employees sport beards and clothing of the last century to honor the spirt of the event. Left to right: Ralph Robinson, Mrs. Yarnall, Phil Walsh, and Walter (Wally) LaLonde in front of the store, looking at potted plants for sale. The man on the far left (perhaps Mr. Yarnall) is sporting a Media Centennial Beardless Permit on his belt.
Snowden's male employees sport beards and clothing of the last century to honor the spirt of the event. Left to right: Mrs. Yarnall with Ralph Robinson and Walter (Wally) LaLonde in front of the store, looking at potted plants for sale.
Snowden's male employees sport beards and clothing of the last century to honor the spirt of the event. Walter (Wally) LaLonde on a ladder in the store, waiting on a customer.
