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First National Bank of Media, 1950

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Date: 1950-06
The building is decorated for the Media Centennial Celebration, June 3-10, 1950.

Media team, Delco Valley League, 1947

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1947
(Probably left to right). Front row: Conrad "Connie" Brown, Fats Baldwin, Henry Schuhardt, Miller Young, Pete Baldwin, Bill Snyder. Middle row: Lefty Johnson, Reds Larkin, Frank Baldwin, Lefty McCullough, Lefty Paige. Back row: Ivan Malseed, Ray…

First National Bank of Media, reception area

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Date: 1949 (circa)
This shows an interior renovation made after the 1926 changes. No. 55443

First National Bank of Media, Open House, November 3, 1949, 6:30 P.M.

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Date: 1949-11-03
[Caption on reverse: "Matthews, G. Rigby, Bevan, Abel, E. [Edward H.] Rigby" Written to side of these names is “Freeman”

First National Bank of Media, banking floor

http://mediahistoricarchives.org/source/Lees/P-17045.jpg
Date: 1949 (circa)
This shows an interior renovation made after the 1926 changes. No. 55444

Staff, First National Bank of Media

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Date: 1950 (circa)
The women may be dressed up for some kind of celebration, perhaps related to the Media Centennial Celebration, June 3-10, 1950.

Aftermath of Snowden’s Hardware fire, 115 W. State Street

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Date: 1977-01
Snowden's Hardware Store was destroyed by fire on December 29, 1976.

J. D. Pierson’s Livery, Boarding and Sales Stables

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Date: 1901 (circa)
This business was located on the north side of Baltimore Avenue between Orange Street and South Avenue.

Media Borough Council

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Date: 1950
Frank Lees caption on reverse: From left to right: ?, Frank Wiltshire, ?, Gus Houtman, Maude Allen, Paul Clark, J. Orval Mancill, ? Tuckerman, J. Fred Schultz.

John H. Tipping (right) shaking hands with unidentified U.S. Army captain

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1960 (circa)
Official U.S. Army Photograph. The special citation between the two men, from the American Automobile Association honoring Media, Pennsylvania in 1957 for its "Pedestrian Program Activities," may or may not have anything to do with this photograph.

Railroad High Bridge over Ridley Creek Valley, looking west

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1890 (circa)
Bridge over railroad, and Clothier Mansion atop hill, are visible in the background.

Going to Media Station

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Date: 1900 (circa)
Train heading west. Boardwalk to Idlewild Hotel on right.

Trolley car on Olive Street south of 5th Street, Media.

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Date: 1900-1920
Sign on trolley reads "Darby." The Union A.M.E. Church (in 2019, the Trinity A.M.E. Church) is on the left.

Kossuth Lodge, I.O.O.F, meeting in third floor room, Media Borough Hall

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Date: 1943-10-07
Left to right: Back: Norman Phillips, Raymond Plotts, D.D.G.M; Francis Austin, Edward Yarnall, Alvin P. Ottey. Front: Addison Delrow?, I. Frank Lees, D.D.G.S; George Major

Boy Scouts of America, Prospect Park Troop #1

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Date: 1918-04-29
The boys are holding Bell Telephone directories. They are possibly standing in front of the gazebo in Prospect Park Square.

E. Louise Kruse, librarian, Media Free Library

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Location: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1920
Kruse served as librarian beginning in July 1919. See also P-12008