Category:1962 Allentown Bicentennial
The 1962 Allentown Bicentennial celebration was a series of public events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the founding of the city by Judge James Allen. Judge Allen was a friend of the Penn family, the founders of Pennsylvania, and he was granted a tract of land in which he started the settlement of Northampton Towne in 1762.
Events started about the beginning of May 1962 and reached a high point with a massive 6 1/2 hour parade during Memorial Day weekend which over 20,000 participants. Over 175,000 people attended and it was televised by Philadelphia channel 6, WFIL-TV. By June, the events had wound down and the Bicentennial Headquarters store, in which all manner of souvenirs were sold, closed up by the end of the month.
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Media in category "1962 Allentown Bicentennial"
The following 47 files are in this category, out of 47 total.
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1962 - Allentown - Lehigh County Bronze Bicentennial Coin.jpg 1,200 × 608; 181 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial - 1 Jul MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,651 × 1,914; 532 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial - 20 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,351 × 4,010; 1.34 MB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,366 × 3,551; 2.21 MB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial - 31 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,291 × 2,311; 1.15 MB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Matchcover - GR - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 336; 86 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Matchcover - MG - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 350; 90 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Matchcover - OR - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 341; 88 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Matchcover - WT - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 357; 86 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Matchcover - YL - Allentown PA.jpg 1,024 × 350; 91 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Pennant - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 493; 114 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Plate (Blue) - Allentown PA.jpg 1,242 × 1,222; 520 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Plate (Red) - Allentown PA.jpg 1,242 × 1,100; 279 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle (Black) - Allentown PA.jpg 1,301 × 1,292; 382 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle (Blue) - Allentown PA.jpg 1,336 × 1,352; 434 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle (Green) Allentown PA.jpg 1,284 × 1,306; 322 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle (Purple)- Allentown PA.jpg 1,311 × 1,329; 503 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle (Red) Allentown PA.jpg 1,279 × 1,313; 301 KB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle Collection 1 - Allentown PA.jpg 3,415 × 3,601; 2.14 MB
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1962 - Allentown Bicentennial Wooden Nickle Collection 2 - Allentown PA.jpg 3,355 × 3,354; 1.32 MB
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1962 - Allentown Fair Ad - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,323 × 5,003; 2.78 MB
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1962 - Allentown Fair- Lehigh County Day - Allentown PA.jpg 447 × 500; 64 KB
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1962 - Allentown Lehigh County Bicentennial Book - Allentown PA.jpg 2,606 × 1,748; 1.25 MB
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1962 - Americus Hotel - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,181 × 2,591; 434 KB
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1962 - Bell Telephone - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,287 × 2,043; 372 KB
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1962 - Bicentennial Calendar - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 824 × 1,334; 221 KB
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1962 - Bicentennial Parade Television - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,323 × 4,718; 1.16 MB
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1962 - Bohlen, Gross & Moyer - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,652 × 4,915; 1.21 MB
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1962 - Brothers of the Brush Certificate - Allentown PA.jpg 1,400 × 1,283; 381 KB
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1962 - Brothers Of The Brush Tie - Allentown PA.jpg 1,059 × 1,494; 495 KB
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1962 - First National Bank - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,068 × 3,281; 916 KB
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1962 - Freeman;s Dairy - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,333 × 4,974; 2.83 MB
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1962 - Lapel Pin - Allentown Bicentennial - Allentown PA.jpg 777 × 486; 104 KB
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1962 - Lehigh Valley Motor Club - 4 Mar MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,343 × 3,155; 1.51 MB
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1962 - Liberty Bell Shrine - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,061 × 2,089; 812 KB
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1962 - Liberty Bell Shrine Opening - 31 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,321 × 1,320; 649 KB
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1962 - Liberty Belle Pin - Allentown Bicentennial - Allentown PA.jpg 579 × 1,024; 136 KB
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1962 - Merchants National Bank - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,646 × 2,771; 637 KB
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1962 - Peddlers Permit - Allentown Bicentennial - Allentown PA.jpg 1,280 × 793; 278 KB
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1962 - Shower of Stars - Allentown Fairgrounds - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 1,631 × 1,238; 357 KB
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1962 - The Children's Shop - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,089 × 1,841; 542 KB
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1962 -Farr Brothers - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 3,353 × 4,944; 1.82 MB
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1962 -Songs of Allentown - 27 May MC - Allentown PA.jpg 2,438 × 1,718; 819 KB