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B. Gross Men’s Store and the Gross family: Mr. and Mrs. Gross, Jack, Milton and Bill.
Address: 2 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Staff of Motor Sales Inc. of Media, in front of 30-34 E. State Street
Address: 34 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Caption calls this "Miley & Brown, Chrysler and Plymouth."
Aerial photograph looking southwest from about 2nd and Edgemont streets
Date: 1950 (circa)
View includes high school athletic field, Lines Motor Co. on State Street, in center, and Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, in upper right.
Group posing with Pennsylvania State Police trooper and a dual-control driver training car, courtesy of County Chevrolet, Inc.
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Names on reverse (probably left to right): Media Chief of Police Malcolm Laughead, Isaac Pike, ?, J. K. Barrall, James Parsons, ?, John Arscott of County Chevrolet, Jerry Newcomb of State Police.
Mrs. Hoopes with son and daughter-in-law, 10 W. 2nd Street
Address: 10 W. 2nd St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Also pictured are Bill Brady, Bob Burke, Frank Lees and others. Caption on reverse: "Presenting radio to Mrs. Hoopes on her 98th birthday, from Media Lions Club." The son and daughter-in-law are probably on the left and right of the picture.
Officers, Media Lions Club
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Names on reverse (probably left to right) : Francis Gray, Walter Strine, Frank Snear, Bill Patterson. Name "Al McKinney" visible on tag of man at far right.
Frank and Arthur Wiltshire at the Media Republican Club
Address: 216 W. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
The two men are either receiving watches from or presenting them to the unnamed women.
View of State Street, west from Jackson Street, at night
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption: Looking west on State Street from tower of old Media Borough Hall. Copy of original photo; source not noted
Media Borough Council
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees caption, left to right: Gleave L. Baker, Ambrose Smedley, Bill Van Leer, President Gus Houtman, Secretary Paul Clark, Walter Strine, John Hoffman, _____ Boyer, Mayor Frank Wiltshire
Media Theatre ushers: Walter Tipping, John Tipping and Woodrow Kaiser
Address: 104 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
John Tipping is in center; identification is probably left to right. Copy of original photo; source not noted
State Street during snowstorm
Date: 1950 (circa)
Looking west on State Street from east of Plum Street, at south side of the street. View includes Plumstead Inn and other buildings. Scan made from 4 x 5 inch negative
John Tipping and three unidentified woman
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
They seem to be holding some kind of meeting. Scan made from 4x 5 inch negative
Staff, First National Bank of Media
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
The women may be dressed up for some kind of celebration, perhaps related to the Media Centennial Celebration, June 3-10, 1950.
Aerial view, Baltimore Avenue and Providence Road
Date: 1950-04-22
Copy of original photo; source not noted
Media Centennial Celebration. Military and Veterans Day
Address: State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-05-03
Unidentified veterans group marching on State Street.
Mrs. Walter Strine at the organ in the Media Presbyterian Church
Address: 30 E. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-05-26
This was a rehearsal for the wedding of Theodore D. Hadley, Jr., and Betty Ann Laning, both of Media. (Chester Times, May 27, 1950, p. 8)
Flower girl at wedding
Address: 30 E. Baltimore Ave., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-05-27
This is probably Peggy Jones, the flower girl at the wedding of Theodore D. Hadley, Jr. and Betty Ann Laning, both of Media, which took place at the Media Presbyterian Church. (Chester Times, May 27, 1950, p. 8)
First National Bank of Media, 1950
Address: 114 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950-06
The building is decorated for the Media Centennial Celebration, June 3-10, 1950.
Unidentified man
Address: Not known
Date: 1950-06
He is in what looks like a government office. He may be the man wearing the hat in P-19206.
