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"[Illegible] & N. Co. Basen. Bristol, PA."
Ruins of John Dorrance’s Mills, once located at the end of Pond Street and the edge of the canal basin [as of 2019, the Mill Street parking lot]. The mill was first started by Samuel Carpenter in 1701 as a saw and grist mill. The Dorrance family acquired the mills in the early 1800s. In 1879, William Rogers of Bristol Township became the owner. During the 1950s – 1960s, the building was owned by Auto Boys (Plavin Family) as an auto parts store, which also sold appliances and electronic equipment. The mill building burned in 1980s and was removed. -
"Bristol Carpet Mills, T. L. Leedom & Co., Bristol, Pa., Manufacturers of ingrain carpets, art squares, and Smyrna rugs"
Originally constructed by the Bristol Improvement Company and Joshua Peirce, the mill was later owned by Thomas L. Leedom and Co. Location was at Beaver Street and Canal Street. Buildings have since been removed. -
"Bristol Carpet Mills"
Bristol Carpet Mills when owned by Thomas L. Leedom Company. It was located on Beaver Street near Pond Street and opened in 1877. Was the last mill brought to Bristol by the Bristol Improvement Company. The carpet mill closed in the 1950s and an oil industry used the building until is was removed for the construction of the Grundy Recreation Center circa 2000. -
"Flour, Saw & Planing Mills, Rogers’ Bros., Bristol, PA" [sketch]
Originally located at the first block of Mill Street between the street and the canal basin [now parking lot]. -
"John Dorrance’s Mills" [sketch]
Once located at the end of Pond Street and the edge of the canal basin [as of 2019 the Mill Street parking lot]. The mill was first started by Samuel Carpenter in 1701 as a saw and grist mill. The Dorrance family acquired the mills in the early 1800s. In 1879, William Rogers of Bristol Township became the owner. Water from the Mill Pond (Silver Lake) was used to power the waterwheel. -
"Personnel of the Keystone Aircraft Inc. Bristol, PA"
Take off of aerial advertising plane in background.
Written on back of photograph: "R. H. Rienman."
Stamped on back of photograph: "The Nichols Studio, 112 Wood St., Bristol, PA." -
"Standard Cast Iron & Pipe Foundry, Radcliffe Street, Bristol Pennsylvania"
Foundry was located on the site of the future Merchant Shipyard compound. The foundry company erected houses in the vicinity for workers. That village was called “Foundry Town” and was located along streets at the time named Hayes, Cleveland, and McKinley. Houses were divided into three price classes, with Hayes having the lowest priced and McKinley having the most expensive. The business operated between 1906 and 1916 when the shipyard moved onto the site. -
[“Open House” tour at Badenhausen Division of Riley Stoker Corporation, Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township]
Photograph marked "welder area." -
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[American Telegraph and Telephone Co. wagon]
Exact location of photograph unknown. Men unidentified. -
[Badenhausen Division of Riley Stoker Corporation, part of an “Open House” tour at the Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township location]
According to back of photograph, Jim Tullio was in charge of this unit. -
[Boiler workers of Badenhausen Division of Riley Stoker Corporation, Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township]
Bill Grow Jr., center, and his son talking with Forster Grow of Bristol. -
[Bolton Mansion]
The Bolton Mansion and farm was established in 1687 by Phineas Pemberton, an associate of William Penn. -
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[Bristol Carpet Mills view from canal]
Clipping entitled "Brand new Bristol factories" included on back of photograph from Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library "History Mystery" newsletter. -
[Bristol Patent Leather Company]
Located on the north side of original railroad tracks opposite Harriman District’s Taft Street. President of the company was Clifford Anderson (Bristol Burgess 1917-1934). The company employed 475 workers and had opened in 1906. A whiskey manufacturing business replaced the Patent Leather Company. The structure was removed as of 2009. -
[Canal Works professional office complex]
Located in previous Gledhill Wallpaper Company mill building. -
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[Fleetwing Aircraft Company building no. 3]
Formerly the Corona Leather Works and later the Keystone Lighting Company located at Beaver Street and Route 13. Structure originally built 1889. -
[Former building #13 which was part of the Merchant Shipyard during WWI]
After the war this was the site of various soap manufacturing plants (Manhattan, Purex, and Dial). As of 2020, the building is operated by Lenox China Company that moved from New Jersey and made this location their headquarters. -
[Former building #13 which was part of the Merchant Shipyard during WWI]
After the war this was the site of various soap manufacturing plants (Manhattan, Purex, and Dial). As of 2020, the building is operated by Lenox China Company that moved from New Jersey and made this location their headquarters. -
[Former building #13 which was part of the Merchant Shipyard during WWI]
After the war this was the site of various soap manufacturing plants (Manhattan, Purex, and Dial). As of 2020, the building is operated by Lenox China Company that moved from New Jersey and made this location their headquarters. -
[Former Keystone Mill for L. M. Harmed & Company]
The red brick building was formerly opened as the Keystone Mill for L. M. Harmed & Co. in 1879 for the manufacture of fringe and braids. Edward Steele acquired the building. In the background is the former Grundy Worsted Mill complex at Canal Street and Jefferson Avenue. A building where the vacant lot is located formerly had part of the Keystone Mill on it. The seven story Grundy Mill and clock tower were erected in 1910. The original section of the Grundy Mill opened in 1876. -
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[Gledhill Wallpaper Company Mill]
Originally erected in 1882 as the home of Wilson and Fenimore Co. Wallpaper. The building later became Landreth Seed Company and then Barker and Williamson Electronic. In the 1990s the building was purchased and historically preserved. As of 2020, this is the location of Canal Works. -
[Grundy Recreation Center and ice rink complex]
Occupying the former site of Leedom Carpet Mills. -
[Leedom Carpet Mills, on left]
Leedom Carpet Mills on the left, built in 1877. Street in the center with tree in the middle of the road is Canal Street, between Beaver Street and Washington Street. -
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[Postcard: Bristol Carpet Mills when owned by Thomas L. Leedom Company]
Located on Beaver Street near Pond Street and opened in 1877. Was the last mill brought to Bristol by the Bristol Improvement Company. The carpet mill closed in the 1950s and an oil industry used the building until it was removed for the construction of the Grundy Recreation Center and Ice Rink circa 2000. -
[Postcard: Bristol Carpet Mills when owned by Thomas L. Leedom Company]
Located on Beaver Street near Pond Street and opened in 1877. Was the last mill brought to Bristol by the Bristol Improvement Company. The carpet mill closed in the 1950s and an oil industry used the building until it was removed for the construction of the Grundy Recreation Center and Ice Rink circa 2000. -
[Postcard: Leedom Mill in background with original Pennsylvania Railroad crossing at Beaver Street]
"Photocard by Spiratone" written on back of postcard. -
[Postcard: Sherman & Peirce Mill]
Sherman & Peirce Mill. Building was located on Canal Street opposite of Dorrance Street, built in 1873. It was later operated as Sherman and Peirce. When Sherman died, it became known as the Bristol Woodworking Mill operated by Peirce and Williams. In 1891, a fire destroyed the building. Site later became Stonebacks Lumber. -
[Postcard: Steel’s Mill]
Handwritten inscription on back: “Anna Gross. I will send some more to all of you as soon as I can. This is the Mill Bert and I work in. from Margaret.”
Located along the former path of the PA Railroad before it was elevated. Purchased after 1887, the mill manufactured men’s worsted fabrics. The mill was located between Washington and Lafayette Street along the canal. -
[Providence Hosiery Mill]
Established in 1879 on Buckley Street near Beaver Street. It was owned by Mrs. Clara Appleton, whose husband Samuel was a manager of a similar industry adjacent to the Providence Mill. The Appletons had emigrated from England to Philadelphia where they were involved in a similar industry. They came to Bristol in 1873. Clara Appleton died in 1894 at age 55. Samuel Appleton died in 1895 at age 67. Their factory burned in March of 1895. It was rebuilt and became a carpet mill operated by William Henderson. John Robert Pearson became the recipient of the Mills left by the Appletons. In the background of the photograph is a mansard-roof house that stood at the corner of Buckley and Beaver Streets. This house was removed when the Snyder-Girotti Elementary School was constructed in the 1950s. Appleton’s home was built across Buckley Street on the corner at Beaver Street and was erected in 1891. -
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[Rohm and Haas Chemical Company aerial photograph]
The Pennsylvania Railroad crosses the photo. The white water tower on the upper right is next to the Lower Bucks County Hospital (opened in 1954). On the upper left is an underpass at the elevated railroad under which Route 413 passes. Schmidt’s Greenhouses (1895-2013) are in a diagonal line between the water tower and the freight train. -
[Rohm and Haas Chemical Company, aerial photograph]
Rohm and Haas Chemical Company, Site originally the Belle Mead horse farm. Otter Creek is flowing on the left from Silver Lake towards the Delaware River. Image estimated to be pre-1938 as the old town hall in Bristol is visible and was torn down in 1938. -
[Rohm and Haas chemical plant]
Burlington, New Jersey in the upper right. Across lower portion of the photograph is US Route 413 between the Burlington-Bristol Bridge and US Route 13. Rohm and Haas Company opened in May 1917 and as of 2020, is now part of DOW Chemical Company. -
[Rohm and Haas Company stand]
Stamped: "Rohm & Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA." on back of photograph. -
[Rohm and Haas Company, first building]
Rohm and Haas factory was built on the former farm of Bela Badger along the Delaware River, south of Bristol. -
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[Sash and Planing Mill]
Sash and Planing Mill, built in 1873 by Joseph Sherman. It was later operated as Sherman and Peirce. When Sherman died, it became known as the Bristol Woodworking Mill operated by Peirce and Williams. In 1891, a fire destroyed the buildings and a new factory was built. The area this mill was located was on Canal Street opposite of Dorrance Street. This photograph is believed to have been taken before the 1891 fire. -
[Sherman & Peirce Saw & Mill]
Later Stoneback Lumber. Coal end owned by William Fitzgerald. View from Washington Street. -
[Steel’s Mill, negative]
Located along the former path of the PA Railroad before it was elevated. Purchased after 1887, the mill manufactured men’s worsted fabrics. The mill was located between Washington and Lafayette Streets along the canal. -
[Sweet Heart Soap Company truck]
Following the closing of the Merchant Shipyard at Harriman after World War I, this warehouse building (originally number 13) was sold to a soap manufacturing firm called Manhattan Soap Co. (Sweet Heart Soap). Manhattan Soap building later became the site of Dial Soap which operated until December 2000. The Bristol trucking firm Chas. W. Bunting written on the truck. -
[Sweet Heart Soap Company truck]
Following the closing of the Merchant Shipyard at Harriman after World War I, this warehouse building (originally number 13) was sold to a soap manufacturing firm called Manhattan Soap Co. (Sweet Heart Soap). Manhattan Soap building later became the site of Dial Soap which operated until December 2000. The Bristol trucking firm Chas. W. Bunting written on the truck. -
[Sweetheart Soap Company]
The building was # 13 built as part of the Merchants Shipyard during World War I. Building was later occupied by Dial Soap Co. until 2000 before becoming an office complex.