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"Fleetwing's Plant #3--in 1940's"
Front reads: "Formerly the 'Corona Leather Works.' Now Keystone Lighting Co. Beaver Street and Route 13 across from De Grand Diner. Established 1889 by Boston capitalist one year before Steel Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry (1890). Please note chimney and water tanks which are no longer there."
Clifford Anderson was transferred to Bristol from Massachusetts in 1889 to establish the Corona Leather Works in this building. In 1906, the Bristol plant broke from the Boston firm and the Bristol Patent Leather Works was formed. Anderson became its first president. He was also president of the Bristol Trust Company and on the board of directors of the Farmers National Bank. Anderson was Burgess of Bristol from 1917-1943. His home at 1002 Radcliffe Street is now the Wade Funeral Home. -
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["Sports"--Fleetwings Jive Bombers jazz band concert]
From left: Wally Strang, personnel manager, Mr. Alexander on right with necktie out of jacket.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[“Fusiliers” bowling league]
From left: George Sinkler, Bill Beritz, D. Hogg, E. Tersmer, T. Downing. Dale Smith not photographed. -
[“Heroes of Bastogne” with President of Union (Russell Stanton)]
Photograph published in Fleetwings' "Grapevine."
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[“Suggestion Box” Fleetwings Personnel Department]
Far right: Phil Sheys, Thelma Kalipos, Secretary.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[“Yardbirds” bowling team]
From left: Roy Bucher, Joe Warga, B. Bauman, Ted Russo, J. Hunt. -
[Aircraft instructors]
Second from left: Paul Linahan, fifth from left: Perkins, fourth from right: Guy Noaimi, far right: Bill Black.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Aircraft plant and field on Green Lane]
This was one of three locations for the factory. It later became the 3-M Plant, part of Minnesota, Mining & Manufacturing makers of "Scotch Tape." The main office and plant were on Radcliffe Street in the former shipyard location. -
[Alice Awole, Plant 1 nurse]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Assumed to be employees of Fleetwings Aircraft Corp. Individuals unidentified]
Photograph was included with other photographs of Fleetwings. -
[Baldwin Southwark Press, 2500 ton. Plant 1 when Kaiser moved in to make automobile parts]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Bill Schmidt, Procurement]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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[BT-12 plane with pilot]
"Made parts for these planes" written on back of photograph. -
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[Christmas party 1945, Personnel Office]
Standing to the back left with glasses: Carter Grant. Standing right, in back with striped necktie: Sherlock Hackley. Second woman from the left in dark dress: Mary Keene. Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Controllers]
Written at the top of the back of photograph: "Phila."
Identified second from left: Charlie Catro, in the middle: Jack Bauchi. Other unidentified. -
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[David Saint, assembly line man]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Department party]
Carl De Ganahl standing far right.
On back of photograph: "File copy, Eljay Photo Service, 42 W. 48 St., NY City, Bryant 9-7675." -
[Department party]
Back left: Guy Norini. Others unidentified. -
[Devon Smith, Fleetwings Personnel Manager]
Fleetwings, Division Kaiser Cargo, Inc. -
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[Engineering Department bowling team]
Top row unidentified. From bottom left: S. Chatto, [Unknown] Stephen, unidentified.
"Hackcraft" stamped on back. -
[Engineering Plant 1]
Guy Nonini standing with glass, Bill Engel far right.
On back of photograph: "File copy, Eljay Photo Service, 42 W. 48 St., NY City." -
[Fleetwings BT-12 Basic Training Plane of stainless steel for the U.S. Air Corps in production at the Bristol, PA plant]
Stamped on back of photograph: "From the collection of Henry A. Liese." -
[Fleetwings employees featured in “Fleetwings News”]
From left: Tool Inspector Guadauco, Joe Fielding (Copt), Bill Hurst, Bruno Passetti, Frank Esposito, Neithammer, Taylor. -
[Fleetwings employees playing baseball]
People unidentified. Believed to be workers from Fleetwings. The company had baseball teams during World War II. -
[Fleetwings employees, posed by signage]
Banner in background in honor of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. -
[Fleetwings Engineering Department]
From left: L.C. Werden, unidentified, Mr. Wenger, "Perks," Bruno Passetti. -
[Fleetwings Engineering softball team]
On back of photograph: "File copy Eljay Photo Service, 42 W 48 St., NY City." -
[Fleetwings factory aerial photograph]
Fleetwings Aircraft on Radcliffe Street at the top of the photograph. The bottom of the photograph shows the small business district on Farragut Avenue in the Harriman section.
Printed 1986 -
[Fleetwings men's basketball]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Fleetwings Production Control]
Al Daniels second from left.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Fleetwings softball team]
On back of photograph: "File copy Eljay Photo Service, 42 W. 48 St., NY City." -
[Fleetwings women’s basketball]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Frank De Ganahl giving a speech]
On back of photograph: "Prints by Prinz, Otto C. Prinz, 1115 Anchor Street, Philadelphia, PA." -
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[From left: Russell Stanton (Union President), Bill Engle (Test Pilot), Alfred Ziegler (shop foreman and most senior employee), and unidentified secretary in front of the F5 Seabird]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[From left: Unidentified, Alice McLaughlin Rooney, Betty Wetherill, unidentified, unidentified]
Alice was married to James Rooney. They had four children and lived on Pitt Avenue off of Palmer Avenue in Bristol Township. She died in 1999.
Stamped on back of photograph: "Kaiser Metal Products, Inc." -
[George Barton, Supervisor of Inspection]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[George Matlack, photograph used in "Fleetwings News" suggestion awards]
“Honor Roll August 1945.”
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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