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Media Fire Company
Date: 1902 (circa)
Two horse-drawn fire wagons photographed on the State St. side of Borough Hall, which housed the fire company in the first floor.
Media Fire Company engine
Date: 1902 (circa)
Engines is photographed on Jackson Street side of Media Ledger building at 2 W. Jackson St.
Media Fire Company hook and ladder truck
Address: 11 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1893-1895
Frank Lees caption: “Media’s first ladder wagon ca. 1895 shown in front of Way House, 11 W. State St., location of Media Office Supply.”
Media Fire Company hose carriage
Date: 1901-10-02
Photographed on the State St side of the old Borough Hall, which housed the fire company on the first floor. A memorial portrait for William McKinley, recently assassinated, hangs in the doorway of the Media Free Library, which had space upstairs.…
Media Fire Company members with equipment in front of Borough Hall
Date: 1895
This is Zimmerman's copy of an old photograph, dated 1895.
Media Fire Company No. 1, fire hose carriage, old
Address: 16 West State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1892 (circa)
Original post office, located at Plum and State, is on right. Highbarger & Lynch Furniture, "on State St. near Plum," on left. Modern prints in Photo Folder 7053, captioned by Frank Lees: “Media’s first fire house and first piece of fire equipment is…
Media Fire Company officers
Address: Not Known
Date: 1950-04-28
Left to right: William Hannum, Robert Ford, Charles Outland, Charles Higgins, Edward Gibson, Frank Lees, A. Randall Mathues, Bernard Cunningham, Richard Lavery, John Tipping, Centennial Book 26. Negative damaged.
Media Fire Company wagon made by Media Carriage Co.
Address: 216 E. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1895-1900
Photographed outside the Media Carriage Co. building. See also AP-5796
Media Fire Company, parading in front of Charter House
Address: 201 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1901-10-02
Firemen in uniform; onlookers include numerous children; Charter House willows in full leaf.
Media Fire Company, parading in front of Charter House
Address: 201 W. State St., Media (Pa.)
Date: 1901-10-02
Firemen in uniform; onlookers include numerous children; Charter House willows in full leaf.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-05-06
Shows the parade that was part of this event. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-05-06
Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-05-06
Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-05-06
Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-05-06
Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine.
Date: 1950-05-06
Crowd listening to Crosby L. Smith, who was Media's tax collector in 1950 and former burgess (or mayor) of the borough. Date on negative envelope wrong.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine.
Date: 1950-05-06
Beer party in firehouse after the event.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine.
Date: 1950-05-06
Beer party in firehouse after the event. Francis (Duke) Cunningham entertaining the ladies.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine.
Date: 1950-05-06
Beer party in firehouse after the event. Edward Gibson, chief (left) with Mildred Gibson, his wife. As of 2020, four generations of the Gibson family have served the Media community though work with the fire company.
Media Fire Company. Housing new Seagrave fire engine.
Date: 1950-05-06
Beer party in firehouse after the event.
Media Fire Company. New Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-03-12
William (Billy) Hannum behind the wheel, as Walter Rhodes looks on.
Media Fire Company. New Seagrave fire engine
Date: 1950-03-12
William (Billy) Hannum behind the wheel, as Walter Rhodes looks on.