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Jefferis Drugs, 4 W. State Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01079.jpg
Date: 1972
This building originally housed P. W. Ware Plumbing. See AP-5171-2. Frank Lees caption: "This building was built by Preston W. Ware in 1896 for his plumbing, beating, and tin smelting business. Mr. Ware started in business at the southwest corner of…

Pearl Street between Orange and Lemon streets, looking west

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Date: 1972
No similar buildings now exist on this block; many small buildings along this stretch were torn down to make parking lots and parking spaces.

Newspaper advertisement

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Address: Media, Pa.
Date: 1970s ca.
"Doing things right" Means Starting with Electric Heat for Super Builder Mrs. Eva Winters

Penncrest High School band in parade on State Street, Media, Pa.

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Date: 1970-05
Six photographs. Looking west toward Orange Street. Probably Memorial Day parade.

Aerial view of Media from west, looking east

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1970 (circa)
Copy of original photo; source not noted

Lynn Inzaina, Miss Media

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1970 (circa)
Lynn Inzaina graduated from Penncrest High School in 1970.

Media Post Office

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Date: 1970 (circa)
This building, which replaced a municipal metered parking lot, opened on November 17, 1962.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library

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Date: 1970 (circa)
This is probably story hour. Picture dated from clothing on children and pop-art poster in background.

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, May 1969

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Date: 1969-06-12
Town Talk article and photograph of the NAACP Anniversary Dinner Dance. Caption: "(L to R) Bill Whitaker, Media Youth Council member, Gary Geers, Media Youth Council advisor, Juanita Edwards, Media Youth Council member, Dorothy Moat, Media NAACP…

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, May 1969

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Date: 1969-06-12
See ED-030 for names of several people in this group.

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, June 1969

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Date: 1969-06-12
See ED-030 for names of several people in this group.

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, May 1969

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Date: 1969-06-12
Left to right: Gary Geers, [?], Juanita Edwards, [?], Bill Whitaker, [?]

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, May 1969

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/MaryEdwards/ED-030-5.jpg
Date: 1969-06-12
Left to right: [?], Bill Whitaker, Media Youth Council member; Gary Geers, Media Youth Council advisor; Juanita Edwards, Media Youth Council member; Dorothy Moat, Media NAACP President; and speaker Henry R. Smith, President of the Pennsylvania State…

NAACP Dinner Dance, Springfield Country Club, May 1969

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/MaryEdwards/ED-030-7.jpg
Date: 1969-06-12
Left to right: Bill Whitaker, Media Youth Council member, Gary Geers, Media Youth Council advisor, Juanita Edwards, Media Youth Council member, Dorothy Moat, Media NAACP President, and speaker Henry R. Smith, President of the Pennsylvania State…

Media Borough Hall, shortly before demolition

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Date: 1969-03-18
Also in this view, looking north at the east side of Jackson Street, are the old Media Free Library, the new firehouse, and Fish Jewelers.

Raising flag that flew over the U. S. Capitol, in front of former World War II veterans memorial plaque, Borough Hall, northwest corner of State and Jackson streets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01069A.jpg
Date: 1969 (circa)
Date is based on the vacant lot where the old Borough Hall stood. The building was torn down in 1969. View also shows "B. Gross, Outfitters for Men."