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History of Freeland, Pa.
Freeland Chamber of Commerce Annual Fashion Show, 1950

Charlie Gallagher shared these photos and information about this odd event that was a combination fashion show and new appliances exposition. He wrote:

It was fall of 1950.
The war was over and things were turning for the better.
The Freeland Chamber of Commerce had its annual "Fashion Show" at the Freeland Public Park Pavillon.
This showcased all the new modern appliances and television!
These were annual events until about 1953.


Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show

This picture has John Mulhearn
of J.A. Mulhearn on the left.






Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show
Centre Electric:
Right to Left:
Louise Zarosky
Peter "Potsy" Zaroski
Mary B. Gallagher
Elizabeth Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher
The rest I don't know.



Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show
Right to Left:
Peter "Potsy" Zaroski
Louise Zarosky
Elizabeth Gallagher
Bernard Gallagher





Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show
The crowd in the Pavillon!
Right to Left:
I don't know!!






Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show

[CT: Charlie did not supply any text with this one, but it's my favorite. The large and small stoves, the Coolerator refrigerators, the "Syncro-Brain" TV, the radios (More Tubes, More Power!), and the Betty Crocker endorsement with a very different picture of her than I remember from my childhood because apparently she'd been updated by the late 1950s. These must have been really wonderful events for the community - AND a fashion show, too!]




Fall 1950 Fashion
                  and Appliance Show

Jeddo Supply.
I don't know any of these gentlemen.








Fall 1950 Fashion and
                Appliance Show
Last picture.
I don't know who they are.
Maybe the Stuntz family ?
Maybe the Horn family ?






Thank you
                  letter
CT:  Finally, here's a letter to Bernie Gallagher and Potsy Zaroski from Martin O'Donnell on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, thanking them for their work on the event. Elizabeth Gallagher also got a shout-out.

Thank you, Charlie, for sharing these fabulous photos with us all. Think of all the work that went into staging this event every fall! The pavilion has seen some amazing things over the years.







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