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[Unknown pipeline project labeled "C"]
Written on back of photograph [handwriting slightly illegible]: “20” (?) discharge line showing [illegible] meter 8 valves. What is function of pipe line at left? What is drain? Any pressure?” -
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[Bristol Water Works, Radcliffe and Walnut Streets, under renovation]
Building owned by Aqua PA Water Company. -
[Bristol Water Filtration Plant on Radcliffe Street, beginning at Walnut Street]
Owned by Aqua Pennsylvania Water Company, the original water company started at this location in 1874. -
[Postcard: Delaware Valley Hospital in the old Harriman Hospital building in the Harriman District of Bristol Borough]
On back of postcard: "Delaware Valley Hospital, Phone ST 8-8484, Bristol, Penna. A non-profit, accredited hospital, in the heart of Bristol, with 80 beds and 12 bassinets. There are over 3000 admissions yearly. The hospital has an auxiliary and 3 guilds with over 80 volunteers."
"Pub. by Graphic Cards by Rubens, 51 Locust Lane, Levittown, Pa." -
[Bristol Municipal Building, Pond and Mulberry Streets]
Stone building across Mulberry Street is Fire Co. No. 2. Behind the fire company is a water tower of Bristol Water Works, now removed.
Note: There are several railroad tracks in the foreground. These were part of the freight yard. The freight station stood where the Grundy Tower apartment building was later located in 1970. Spuline Park extends the length of the town (following the route of the old rail line). -
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[Bristol’s first Town Hall, 1831-1938, located in the center of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street]
Built in 1831 to obtain $200 that was left by Samuel Scotton, for the purchase of a “town clock.” The cost of the building was $2,700. The clock was $500, the town bell cost $156, the lot was $300, and incidental expenses were $125 totaling to $3,781. In 1938, this town hall was torn down. The building’s bell has since been exhibited on the lawn near the entrance to the municipal building at Pond and Mulberry Street.
Note: The Coca Cola sign on the wall of the building to the left of the town hall was painted over sometime after this photograph and was covered until it was rediscovered in 1999. The Coca Cola Company had it repainted in 2006 and the image was changed to a 1947 picture. -
[Bristol’s first Town Hall, 1831-1938, located in the center of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street]
Built in 1831 to obtain $200 that was left by Samuel Scotton, for the purchase of a “town clock.” The cost of the building was $2,700. The clock was $500, the town bell cost $156, the lot was $300, and incidental expenses were $125 totaling to $3,781. In 1938, this town hall was torn down. The building’s bell has since been exhibited on the lawn near the entrance to the municipal building at Pond and Mulberry Street. -
[Bristol’s first Town Hall, 1831-1938, located in the center of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street]
Decorated with American flags, Bristol Borough Police force standing on steps. -
"Old Town Hall, Bristol, PA."
Bristol’s first Town Hall, 1831-1938, located in the center of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street
Three unidentified men standing in front. -
[Bristol Police Force on Town Hall steps]
Photograph taken on the steps of Bristol’s old town hall (1831-1938).
In the top row are officers Saxton (left) and Munchnuff (right). In front (from left to right) are officers Bloodgood, Tyse, Boise, and Sackville.
Clipping attached to back of photograph: "Officers from Bristol's police force posed for this picture outside the town hall in 1918. The building is gaily decorated, perhaps for a parade or holiday." -
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[Bristol Borough Municipal Building at Mulberry and Pond Street]
This picture was taken at the Mulberry Street door which is the present Police Department entrance. The photographer was in the Fire Company No. 2 building across the street when taking the picture. The speaker is believed to be Leslie Kilcoyne, a lawyer whose office was in the Closson/Keystone Hotel building on Bath Street. In front of the speaker are members of the Rober W. Bracken Post No. 382 American Legion. The men on the platform wearing metal helmets are members of the American Legion.
Photograph Taken by Nichols Studio, based at 112 Wood Street, Bristol, PA. -
[Bristol Borough Police Department cards]
Cards featuring: Chief Arnold Porter, Robert Lebo, Dominic DiRenzo, Anthony Comuso, Alan Hankinson, Peter Faight, Barry Davis, James Ellis, Charles Palmer. -
[Bristol Borough Police Department cards]
Cards featuring: William Lutz, Randy Morris, Joseph Moors, Carlos Rivera, Ritchie Webb, William Davis, TJ Martin, Steve Reeves, Elifa Soto. -
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[Peoples Ambulance, Bristol, PA]
Operating as an ambulance by 1907, this wagon was sold to O’Boyle’s Ice Cream Company in 1922 and became their first ice cream wagon.
From left: S. Valentine, H. Stephens, the Rev. Johnson, H. Brooks, H. H. Headley, and Serrill Douglas. John Wear is the driver. (Identification from "The Bristol Courier," October 20, 1953). -
[Peoples Ambulance, Bristol, PA]
Operating as an ambulance by 1907, this wagon was sold to O’Boyle’s Ice Cream Company in 1922 and became their first ice cream wagon. -
[Bristol Fire Company No. 1]
Bristol Fire Company No. 1 was founded 1857 located on Wood Street at Market Street. It served as Bristol’s first fire company. In 1875, a third story was added to house meetings of the Borough Council until 1926-27 when the municipal building was constructed. Engine doors of the building were also altered (at around the same time). Photograph taken before 1875 as the fire plug had not yet been installed on the street corner. -
[Bristol Fire Company No. 1 truck and members, Walter Moore in driver's seat]
Bristol Fire Company No. 1 was founded 1857 located on Wood Street at Market Street. It was the first fire company in Bristol. In 1875, a third story was added to house meetings of the Borough Council until 1926-27 when the municipal building was constructed. [Truck believed to have been purchased in 1910]. Walter Moore, seated in driver seat, was killed answering a fire in the Bensalem “Bridgewater” section at Haunted Lane when the truck was destroyed by a train. -
"Best Designed Float Hallowene Parade 1910, Winner A.H.H & L Co. No. 2, Bristol, PA."
American Hose Hook and Ladder Fire Co. No. 2 wagon float. This hose wagon was used in a Halloween parade in 1910 and was the winner of the “Best Designed Float” contest. [This is likely the carriage from fire company records that state in 1875 a carriage was built for them by Wilson and Randall Carriage Makers of Bath Street and was often used in parades.] The fire company was located at the corner of Pond and Mulberry Street. -
[American Hose Hook and Ladder Company No. 2]
Founded in 1874, their first building was a one-story frame building located at Pond and Mulberry Streets and erected in 1876. That building was replaced in 1882 by a two-story brick structure. In 1906, the brick building was replaced by a stone structure. That building was used to house the company until they moved to a new location on Farragut Avenue off Green Lane in 1974. The building at Pond and Mulberry Streets was restored as an office building owned by local developer Bernard Mazzocchi.
Man in military uniform seated on truck is John Williams. Others unidentified. -
[American Hose Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 firehouse with trucks]
Founded in 1874, their first building was a one-story frame building located at Pond and Mulberry Streets and erected in 1876. That building was replaced in 1882 by a two-story brick structure. In 1906, the brick building was replaced by a stone structure. That building was used to house the company until they moved to a new location on Farragut Avenue off Green lane in 1974. The building at Pond and Mulberry Streets was restored as an office building owned by local developer Bernard Mazzocchi. -
[Bristol Fire Company No. 1 steamer engine]
Archive contains three copies of this photograph. One copy reads on the back: "Lewis Loechner on right of picture."
Other copy reads: "Chas. E. Scott--in rear. Old cashier at Farmers Bank. Driver worked for John Tynne."
Man on left unidentified. -
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[Postcard: Believed to be the first building of the Beaver Fire Company No. 4]
Written on back of postcard: "Mrs. Lizzie Grow." [donor]. One cent stamp attached.
Prior to the construction of the elevated railroad, this fire company was located facing Beaver Street opposite the current post office building (as of 2018). When the railroad was constructed, the fire company moved to Mansion Street between Beaver Street and Jefferson Avenue. Beaver Fire Company No. 4 no longer exists. -
[Bristol Fire Company No. 1 on the corner of Wood Street and Market Street]
Friend’s Meeting House (1711) across the street with closed white shutters. [Photo was likely taken in 1926 when William Doron donated his car to the company. Franklin Gilkenson is likely the chief in the white hat. The other man is unidentified. The stable was added in 1886 with an arched door to match the other two doors. When this photo was taken the arch had been removed.] This information was supplied by Jerome Mead of Fire Company No. 1 in 2000. -
[Good Will Fire Company No. 3 located on Swain Street at Pond Street]
The fire company was chartered in 1895. -
Postcard: "Municipal Building--Bristol, PA"
Bristol Borough Municipal Building opened in 1927, including the fire company and engines, were a gift to the Borough by Joseph R. Grundy. Located at Pond Street and Mulberry Street, it replaced the old town hall which was located in the middle of Market Street facing Radcliffe Street.
On reverse: “Published for Nichols Photo Service. Bristol Pa. by the Collotype Co. Elizabeth N.J. and N.Y.