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Jefferis Drug Store, new delivery truck, English Ford

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2635.jpg
Date: 1950-01-26
The model of this "English Ford," made by Ford Motor Company in England, may be the Anglia.

Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). Annual awards dinner

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2631.jpg
Date: 1950-01-19
Left to right: Sam Blumberg, president, congratulating Media police chief Malcolm H. Laughead, Wilbur Duncan, Allen Fisher. Laughead received the 1949 Distinguished Award at the organizations third annual dinner, held at Howard Johnson's. (Chester…

Media Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees). Annual awards dinner

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2632.jpg
Date: 1950-01-19
Sam Blumberg presenting plaque to Media police chief Malcolm Laughead, Carley Outlander seated. Laughead received the 1949 Distinguished Award at the organization's third annual dinner, held at Howard Johnson's. (Chester Times, January 20, 1950)

American Legion officer John Tipping (seated, in uniform), with Richard (Dick) Lavery (left) and Duke Cunningham

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Zimmerman/ZM-2633.jpg
Date: 1950-01-17
Tipping is distributing forms for Pennsylvania World War II veterans to apply for a state compensation bonus. Address given is for the location of the American Legion Smith-Howard Post 93 in 1950, where this photograph was probably taken.

Josepha P. Ridley

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Date: 1950 ca.
With her granddaughter Joyce at Eden Cemetery.

Memorial Day Parade, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01030A.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Two Jeeps with military personnel and machine guns. Location is not noted.

Memorial Day Parade, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01030B.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Honor guard with American and other flags.

Memorial Day Parade, Media, Pa.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01030C.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Honor guard carrying American flags.

Delaware County Prison

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01036E.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
See P-01036A for description

Judging a Halloween parade

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01074.jpg
Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1950 (circa)
Frank Lees identified Marion Redlow on left, and Bill Price on right.

Media Hospital

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01101B.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
The hospital, founded in 1909, moved into the former Worrall mansion (pictured here) in 1911. Copy of original photo; source not noted

Staff of Motor Sales Inc. of Media, in front of 30-34 E. State Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01104.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
Caption calls this "Miley & Brown, Chrysler and Plymouth."

Aerial photograph looking southwest from about 2nd and Edgemont streets

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01105.jpg
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.

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01111.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01112.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01119.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01122.jpg
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

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01192.jpg
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 Garage, 34 E. State Street

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01235.jpg
Date: 1950 (circa)
Sign for DeYoung Motors in left window.

Media Borough Council

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-01336.jpg
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