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[Merchant Shipyard Building No. 13]
Merchant Shipyard Building No. 13, which was used as general storage. The third floor was used as a “Mold Loft” at time of photograph. -
[Merchant Shipyard Corporation, general supply and storage building]
Originally part of the Merchant Shipyard Corporation 1917; served as general supply and storage. A template shop was located on the third floor. After the Shipyard shut down, Manhattan Soap Company occupied and later became Purex Soap, then Dial Soap Company. Dial Soap closed in 2000. As of 2020, it is office space for multiple companies, including Lenox. -
[One of the “12 Great Ways” at Harriman’s Merchant Shipyard]
Photograph taken when the first ship “Watonwan” was launched. Ship sponsored by Mrs. W.A. Harriman. -
[One of the twelve shipways at the Merchant Shipyard in Harriman during WWI]
The shipyard closed as the war concluded. -
[Ship along the fitting-out pier at the Harriman Shipyard during WWI]
Two smokestacks of the power plant are visible, as are five electric cranes. -
[Ship Wathena, Hull #2 built at Merchant Shipyard]
Keel laid February 19, 1918. Sponsor Mrs. W. T. Smith. -
[Ship Watonwan, Hull #3 built at Merchant Shipyard]
Christened by Mrs. A. W. Harriman, 1918. -
[Two merchant ships at the fitting-out wharf, Harriman Shipyard]
The pair were 1,135 feet long. Ships were approximately 418 feet in length. -
[US Post Office, Harriman, PA]
U.S. Post Office Harriman PA, Farragut Avenue located across from the Victory Hotel between Harrison and Garfield Streets.
From left: Edward S. Glavis, postmaster, Ken Brighman, post office inspector, John C. Boyle, assistant postmaster, Herman Pope, William J Maridy, Olive Johnson, Anna Doyle, and "Grouser," "Wycoff," mail carriers from Trenton. Messenger boy at end unidentified.
After 1919, it operated as branch of the Bristol Post Office. In 1931, it became a station of Bristol and discontinued as a branch in 1979. -
Postcard: "Harriman Business District, Bristol PA."
On reverse: “Published for Nichols Photo Service. Bristol Pa. by the Collotype Co. Elizabeth N.J. and N.Y. -
Postcard: "Farragut Avenue, Bristol, PA."
On reverse: "Pub. By Nichols Photo Service, Bristol, PA."