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[Vietnam War veterans monument]
This monument with flag is located at the waterfront near the Gazebo in Lions Park. It is in memory of the Vietnam War Veterans. Names on the monument were those killed in the conflict. -
[View from parking lot of Commerce Park strip mall]
US Route 14 and PA Route 413 visible. Railroad between Boston and Washington DC is also in the background. -
[View from the Commerce Park parking lot]
US Route 13 visible, as well as railroad tracks between Boston and Washington DC in the background. -
[View of Burlington Island from the back grounds of the Grundy Library]
The amusement park on the island burned in 1934. This was followed by people building “summer homes” on the island. These homes did not have proper water and sewage systems. By the 1970s, the City of Burlington had closed the island to summer dwellers and the houses were removed. -
[View of Delaware River south of the Mill Street Wharf]
A boat ramp for small boats is visible. That ramp has been filled in with large boulders similar to those in this picture. -
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[View of the Delaware River waterfront near Mill Street Wharf]
They were placing large boulders along the edge with the crane lifting the boulders. -
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[W. Paul Ferguson at the King George II Inn as part of a Bristol Borough Council Meeting reenactment]
This Inn was the site of the first council meetings. The event was sponsored by Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation. -
[Walnut Hill Houses under construction]
These houses were constructed in 2005 by contractor Ralph Di Giuseppe, who was also President of Bristol Borough Council. The last use of this site was the Walnut Hill Wax Company. These houses are called Walnut Hill houses. The one-way street through the complex was named for the contractor. During World War I, this had been the site of a heating plant which supplied heat to the houses in the newly constructed town of Harriman. After the closing of the shipyard, which was supported by workers from Harriman, the Bancroft-Hickey Manufacturing Company (makers of Grundy wheels and abrasive products) occupied the site. The wax company burned in January 2001. -
[Walnut Street in the snow]
Walnut Street begins at Radcliffe Street and ends at Pond Street. On the right is the former Baptist Church, now (as of 2017) Spotlight Holy Temple and St. James Episcopal Church. On the left was the former Washington Hall, now a private residence. -
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[Warren P. Snyder Elementary School on Buckley Street, opened in 1956]
Stamped on back of photograph, bottom right: "Jim Baldwin…school life pictures, Box 7534, Philadelphia 1, PA." -
[Warren P. Snyder Elementary School on Buckley Street, opened in 1956]
Later, when the Principal died, they renamed the school Warren Snyder-John Girotti Elementary School. -
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[Washington Street School/St. Ann’s Annex, 1878]
Washington Street School occupied this building from January 6, 1879 and closed December 22, 1955. In 1956, St. Ann Church purchased the building. In 1978, it became an annex for St. Ann School on Logan Street. -
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[Watercolor of Harris Fuel delivery truck painted by Bristol artist Joseph Sagolla]
The setting for the painting of the truck is at the former Byers’ Garage located at 100 Old Route 13 and Market Street. That garage presently has a business operated by Kevin Branigan called “Klean Kars by Kevin” which details automobiles. -
[Wedding portrait of unidentified couple]
Photograph was found in Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation Building (formerly Travel Club building) at 321 Cedar Street. -
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[Welcoming back fliers from WWII at Plant 3]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penn." -
[Wetherill Garage on Green Lane and Farragut Avenue]
Owned by George and Betty Wetherill. Adjacent was Wetherill’s Lumber owned by Claude and Grace Wetherill. The lumber yard relocated to Bath Road at Route 413 circa the 1970s. The gasoline station was removed and an ARCO station was built and opened by John Kryvyn. The ARCO Station was closed in the 1980s and a Wawa convenience store was built (as of 2018). -
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[William (Brud) Highland, 446 Pond Street, Bristol, PA]
Brother of Margaret Duffy Highland (1898-1983). -
[William B. Rogers, Jr.]
William’s father, William, Sr. and his uncles, James Robert and Frank, purchased the Bristol Mills at the foot of Pond Street, following ownership by John Dorrance, in 1874. They operated it until 1866. William B. Rogers lived from 1881-1936 and is interred in Bristol Cemetery. -
[William B. Rogers, Jr.]
Son of William Rogers, partner of Bristol Mills, 1874-1886.
"What of it?" written on back of photograph in ink. -
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[William H. Grundy Mill workers]
Back row to the right is Ida Hellings, others unidentified. -
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[William R. Pray, Supervisor of Maintenance]
Photograph used in "Fleetwings News" suggestion awards.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[William Winslow, with his back to the camera, on a Bristol High School class trip]
William was a member of the class of February 1929. -
[Wing construction of Fleetwings F401 Seabird stainless steel amphibian]
From the collection of Henry A Liese. -
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