Notes: Parade float vignette of WWII Iwo Jima flag raising. Note the sign telling folks to vote for the veterans’ bonus on Nov. 8th. The second Tuesday of November having the date of 8th was in 1949. 1949 was also the 40th anniversary of Paoli Fire Co.
One of a series of 27 Photos from the 1949 Paoli Fire Company 40th anniversary parade donated by George Pyle jr. The Photos were taken from the second floor of W.T. Comers haberdashery at 4 W. Lancaster Ave. Paoli. ( the Tudor style building at the SW corner of Lancaster & N. Valley rd. W.T. Comer is the Grandfather of the donor George Pyle jr. W.T. Comer was a Tredyffrin supervisor. - Bart Van Valkenburgh
