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Media Centennial Celebration
Address: Veterans Sq., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Looking north on South Avenue (now Veterans Square) from State Street, at Delaware County Court House decorated for the festivities.
Media Centennial Celebration. "Centennial greetings from the Wentzes."
Date: 1950
Card includes photographs of Media Presbyterian Church, Borough Hall, Media High School, and R.M.S. Media, a British steamship. Dr. Walter Engard Wentz Jr. married Elizabeth Hoopes Mackey on September 24, 1932 (See Chester Times, Sept. 26, 1932). She…
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 Celebration. Borough Day
Date: 1950-06-03/1950-06-10
Francis (Duke) Cunningham and unidentified man, contestants in the Media Centennial Beard Contest, in the refreshment stand of the Media Fire Company.
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. 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. 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. Civic Day. Afternoon band performances on High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
Chester High School Marching Band.
Media Centennial Celebration. Civic Day. Afternoon band performances on High School field
Date: 1950-06-07
Chester High School Marching Band.