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Media Centennial Beard Contest. Reese or Ress Jordan

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Date: 1950-03-31
Newspaper caption identifies this man as Ress Jordan.

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Reese or Ress Jordan

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Date: 1950-03-31
Newspaper caption identifies this man as Ress Jordan.

Lewis Tree Surgeons Co., truck line up.

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Date: 1950-04-02
Made for Lewis ad, Centennial Book 78.

Lewis Tree Surgeons Co., sign

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Date: 1950-04-02
Airbrushed copy negative. Made for Lewis ad, Centennial Book 78.

Media Boys' Club, officers and directors

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Address: Not Known
Date: 1950-04-03
Centennial Book 36. Caption in book does not identify the individuals.

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Frank Lees

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Date: 1950-04-05
Frank Lees purchasing Beardless Permit No. 1, which allows him go beardless without paying a fine and risking a dunking. Media Real Estate Co. office is on left, at 111 South Avenue. The men are standing in front of 115 South Avenue. These buildings…

Media Centennial Executive Committee visiting new Media Bell Telephone Exchange

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Date: 1950-04-05
Individuals are not identified on negative envelope. Group includes Frank Lees, J. Fred Schultz, Edward Streeper, John Tipping, Frank Wiltshire, Walter Strine, Edward Young…

Media Centennial Executive Committee visiting new Media Bell Telephone Exchange

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Date: 1950-04-05
Individuals are not identified on negative envelope. Group includes Frank Lees, J. Fred Schultz, Edward Streeper, John Tipping, Frank Wiltshire, Walter Strine, Edward Young…

Media Centennial Executive Committee visiting new Media Bell Telephone Exchange

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Date: 1950-04-05
Individuals are not identified on negative envelope. Group includes Frank Lees, J. Fred Schultz, Edward Streeper, John Tipping, Frank Wiltshire, Walter Strine, Edward Young. This negative is moldy; scanning the contact print may produce a better…

Media Centennial Executive Committee visiting new Media Bell Telephone Exchange

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Date: 1950-04-05
Individuals are not identified on negative envelope. Group includes Frank Lees, J. Fred Schultz, Edward Streeper, John Tipping, Frank Wiltshire, Walter Strine, Edward Young…

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Ernie DiDonato

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "Ernie DiDonato, barber, is experimenting with a "French Type" beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Ernie DiDonato

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "Ernie DiDonato, barber, is experimenting with a "French Type" beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Dr. Alton F. Evans

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "The bushy "all-over" type beard of Dr. Alton F. Evans, Media dentist, is the result of only one month's effort." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Dr. Alton F. Evans

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "The bushy "all-over" type beard of Dr. Alton F. Evans, Media dentist, is the result of only one month's effort." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Robert Murphy

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "Robert Murphy, an employee of the A and P Company, stands as proof that even the young can grow a beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. Robert Murphy

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "Robert Murphy, an employee of the A and P Company, stands as proof that even the young can grow a beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. John N. Wood

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "John N. Wood, Media businessman, is struggling to sprout a combination beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Media Centennial Beard Contest. John N. Wood

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Date: 1950-04-06
Newspaper caption reads: "John N. Wood, Media businessman, is struggling to sprout a combination beard." (Centennial Scrapbook 34)

Harry Groll and George Paris of Roberts Jewelers holding silver before placing it on the shelf.

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Date: 1950-04-11
The store opened to the public on April 14, 1950. See advertisement in Chester Times, April 13, 1950, page 4.

George T. Lewis home, front view.

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Date: 1950-04-12
Lewis founded Lewis Tree Surgeons Co. in 1933; the company moved to Media in 1937. More details about Lewis and the company can be found in an ad in the Centennial Book, page 78. In December 2020, this house (along with several outbuildings) on a…