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)
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.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
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.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
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.
“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, hooked rugs, loom woven rugs, hand woven linen pieces and hand embroidered linen illustrate the work of the Elwyn pupils. There are other exhibits of what the boys of the printing shop have turned out and several exhibits of academic work of the school including English, history, arithmetic and penmanship.” (Chester Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
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 Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
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 Times, June 6, 1950, page 17)
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
Keystone Kops punishing beardless victims. See introduction to Zimmerman Photograph Collection for full explanation of the beard contest and the Keystone Kops
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.
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, as other Keystone Kops photos in this collection show.
