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Postcard: "Saint Mark's School--Bristol, PA."
Opened 1888, closed 1969, burned in 1970. In 1972 a new school opened on Radcliffe Street opposite the St. Mark Church. -
Postcard: "Public School, Tullytown, PA. The Ess an Ess Photo Co., 19 E. 17th St., New York, N. Y."
It had a classroom on each floor. A second one-room school was built adjacent. The donor, Dora Colville, taught there between 1938-1952. The school has been demolished. Students from Tullytown attended Pennsbury School District. -
Postcard: "Bath St. School, Bristol, PA."
Erected in 1881. This was the fourth public school opened in Bristol. Between 1881 and 1894, the upper floor was used as high school classroom. When a new school was opened in 1894 on Wood Street, high school classes moved there. Warren Snyder school opened on Buckley Street in 1956. This school closed and became a warehouse for Dries Furniture Store at Mill and Pond Streets. A fire destroyed the building in 1973 and it was torn down. Three duplex houses occupy the site as of 2002. Photo is pre-1910 as the railroad is not yet visible beyond the school. -
Illustration: "Friends School House, 321 Cedar Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania"
"Built in 1874. Now the home of the Travel Club."
This was built in 1874 as a one-room school house built for the Friends (Quaker), and was sold to the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation, Inc. in 1991. The artist Michele Pavone is the daughter of Joseph Pavone, a founder of B.C.H.F. -
[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. -
[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. -
[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." -
[Unidentified children on the Jefferson Avenue School playground]
The last two in the first row are Rachel Caroline Shiro and Donna Shire. -
[Two custodians at Warren Snyder Elementary School]
Men unidentified. -
[Tullytown Elementary School]
The one on the right housed the primary grades and the double story building had the upper elementary classes. At one time, the upper elementary extended to include grades seven and eight.
Stamped on back of photograph: George Bruce Nichols Photographer, 503 East Milton Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey. Developing Printing Enlarging. -
[Tullytown Elementary School]
Note pipe from second story used as a “fire escape.” To the right in the photograph is a second building used for the primary grades.
Stamped on back of photograph: George Bruce Nichols Photographer, 503 East Milton Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey. Developing Printing Enlarging. -
[Three teachers at Warren Snyder Elementary School]
Left to right: unidentified, Helen Fine, Dora Thompson Colville. -
[Teacher and students on grounds of Warren Snyder Elementary School]
Warren Snyder Elementary School opened 1956. The photograph was taken before March 1960, due to the existence of the Forge Bridge showing in the background. The bridge over Beaver Street was torn down in the spring of 1960. Students are unidentified, teacher may be Helen Fine. -
[Students in lower elementary grades participate in rhythm exercises at Warren Snyder Elementary School]
Students are unidentified. -
[Strip of student class portraits, 1978-79]
Shawna Secoolish, Paul Vandine, Paul Secoolish, Sean Corrigan. -
[Strip of student class portraits, 1978-79]
Russell Chapman, Karen Reif, Olga Garcia, Lori Vengantino. -
[Striking teachers in front of the Jefferson Avenue school in 1973]
Women unidentified. -
[St. Mark’s School, Grade VIII. Class of 1949]
Sister Marie David, I.H.M.
Bottom row: Charlotte Heilman, Margaret Wolvin, Helen Bowe, Virginia Hickey, Anna Lautz, Claire Collins, Gloria Yuffrida, Jacqueline Connolly, Frances Dignam, Claire Bonner, Theresa Grimes, Patricia DiRenzo, Elizabeth Schrader, Eleanor Dugan.
Middle row: George Adams, Patrick Martin, George Rittler, Gerald Bills, Thomas Loughran, John Leydon, Joseph McHugh, Donald Burton, Edward McDevitt, Vincent Warscheski, Lawrence Murray.
Top row: William Klug, James Coffman, Joseph Wallick, John Coyle, Robert Stockett, Joseph Ferry, George Hoffman, Charles Anderson, John Gosline, Michael Ryan. -
[St. Mark School, Radcliffe Street fire, dated 1970]
Between 1960 and 1971, when their new school opened, St. Mark students attended St. Ephrem School, Bensalem Township. The former school burned and was removed. Bristol Fire Co. No. 2 battled the blaze. The stone cross on the front roof was placed at the entrance of the new school property. Cross was moved to the school on the riverside in 2012.
(Date of fire confirmed as March 7, 1970 from Bucks County Courier Times article dated March 9, 1970). -
[St. Mark School, Radcliffe Street fire, dated 1970]
Between 1960 and 1971, when their new school opened, St. Mark students attended St. Ephrem School, Bensalem Township. The former school burned and was removed. Bristol Fire Co. No. 2 battled the blaze. The stone cross on the front roof was placed at the entrance of the new school property. Cross was moved to the school on the riverside in 2012.
(Date of fire confirmed as March 7, 1970 from Bucks County Courier Times article dated March 9, 1970). -
[St. Mark School on Radcliffe Street]
St. Mark School on Radcliffe Street opened in 1888. A fire in 1969 closed the school. In 1974 a new school opened across the street from St. Mark Church. -
[St. Mark School on Radcliffe Street, fire in 1970]
St. Mark School Radcliffe Street fire dated 1970 (date of fire confirmed as March 7, 1970 from the Bucks County Courier Times, article dated March 9, 1970).