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Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-57.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company, group photo in front of Delaware County Court House before parade.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-58.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company, group photo in front of Delaware County Court House before parade.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-59.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary, group photo in front of Delaware County Court House before parade.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-60.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary, group photo in front of Delaware County Court House before parade.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-61.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company equipment on display in front of company headquarters in Borough Hall

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-62.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company equipment on display in front of company headquarters in Borough Hall

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-63.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, group photo in front of Delaware County Court House before parade.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-64.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company truck with Nan Dutton, in passenger seat, and Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, standing with bouquet. Same house as in P-19197-66

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-65.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire company honor guard with Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media. Left to right: Francis (Duke) Cunningham, William Taylor, Patty Highfield, George Mills, George Keiser. Location determined from other pre-parade photographs in this series.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-66.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, with Media Fire Company truck and dog. Location is same as in P-19197-64

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-67.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Media Fire Company truck and dog. Location determined from other pre-parade photographs in this series.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-68.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Jack Martin, of the Media Fire Company, in his new uniform (Photographer's caption) 420-422 N. Jackson Street is behind him.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-69.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Patty Highfield, Miss Greater Media, in Media Fire Company truck before the parade. (House number 320 visible, location confirmed with Google maps.).

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-71.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
William B. McClenachan, Jr., president of the Delaware County Firemen's Association.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-72.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19197-73.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-02.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Colwyn Fire Company No. 1 was "led by seven firemen carrying bouquets, 26 other Colwyn men drew by ropes an ancient hose cart said to have been brought from England to Philadelphia more than a century ago." (Chester Times, June 12, 1950)

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-03.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified veterans contingent, on Manchester Avenue, just north of Front Street.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-04.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified string band, with child performer, on Manchester Avenue, just north of Front Street.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-05.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Unidentified string band, on Manchester Avenue, just north of Front Street. Second Baptist Church is visible in the background.

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-07.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Banner reads: Ridley Township High School Band and Fire companies. Vauclain - Folsom - Milmont - Holmes - Woodlyn - Leedom

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-08.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Accompanying the Glenolden Fire Company was "one of the most elaborately attired outfits in the parade, the Fire Fighters string band, composed of Philadelphia firemen, led by Battalion Chief George E. Duffy. The men had uniforms of light blue,…

Media Centennial Celebration. Firemen's Day. Parade of Delaware County Firemen's Association

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/P-19198-09.jpg
Date: 1950-06-10
Accompanying the Glenolden Fire Company was "one of the most elaborately attired outfits in the parade, the Fire Fighters string band, composed of Philadelphia firemen, led by Battalion Chief George E. Duffy. The men had uniforms of light blue,…