Browse Items (2645 total)
Sort by:
-
[Dedication ceremony for Turnpike Marker 20T]
From left to right: Donald McCloskey Borough Council President; Gary Tosti, Bristol Mayor; Paul Ferguson RCHF President; Mr. Burtonwood, Mrs. Edith Burtonwood, and John Cordisco, PA State Representative in Harrisburg. -
[Dedication ceremony for Turnpike Marker 20T]
Paul Ferguson, President of the Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation (later to be renamed Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation). -
[Dedication ceremony for Turnpike Marker 20T]
From left to right: Paul Ferguson, President of the Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation (later to be renamed Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation); Mr. Burtonwood, Mrs. Edith Burtonwood. -
[Dedication ceremony for Turnpike Marker 20T]
From right to left: Alan Vogenberg, Mary Anchor, Carol Mitchener, Harold Mitchener, Bill Carter Mayor, [unidentified] Truelove, unidentified, Donald McCloskey, Frank Truelove. -
[Dedication ceremony for Turnpike Marker 20T]
Paul Ferguson (in the blue coat), Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation (later to be renamed Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation) President; and John Cordisco, Representative in Harrisburg Capital. -
[Bristol trolley line ticket]
"Trenton, Bristol, & Philadelphia Street Ry. Co., Complimentary, Good for one fare when stamped on back. Not good on special cars. Wm. H. Murphy, General Superintendent."
Signed H. S. Rice. -
[The Burlington & Bristol Steamboat Ferry Company ticket]
"This special ticket, issued on account of U. S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, Entitles the holder to One Passage between Burlington and Bristol. Redeemable upon holder paying full single fare rate for used portion of entire ticket."
Signed "Wm. E. Doron, Sec., Treas., and Gen'l Manager." -
"Radcliffe St., Bristol, PA."
Trolley line between Philadelphia and Morrisville taken on Radcliffe Street. The white building on the left with the ionic columns, is the Farmer’s National Bank. Beyond the bank, is the original home of Thomas Kennedy, the superintendent of the Delaware Canal construction between Bristol and Easton (1827-1931). On the left, is Fabian’s Drug Store (1909-1998). The trolley line was in operation from 1900-1932. The photograph may have been the taken after 1909, due to Fabian’s Drug Store being there. -
[Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation (now Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation) rededicating a replica mile marker (20-T) from the original Frankford Turnpike]
Photograph located on Radcliffe Street next to the old Fleetwings building. W. Paul Ferguson was the organization’s president and conducted the ceremony. This mile marker was lost during the demolition and construction on the site. Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation had plans to replace another replica when construction is completed.
Back row (from left to right): unidentified members of a Boy Scout Troop, Louis Quattorocchi.
Front row (from left to right): Donald McCloskey (Borough Council), Gary Totsi (Mayor of Bristol Borough), W. Paul Ferguson (Organization president), Mr. and Mrs. Burtonwood, and Pennsylvania State Representative John Cordisco, 140th District. -
[Trolley, Bristol, Pennsylvania in the snow]
Original Company chartered 1895. The trolley reached Bristol in October 1899. Trolley lines ceased operation about 1932. 910 Radcliffe Street pictured on the right. -
"#10 Trolley from Trenton to Bristol"
Original Company chartered 1895. The trolley reached Bristol in October 1899. Trolley lines ceased operation about 1932. -
"Bath Street Terminus, Langhorne, Newtown, & Doylestown Trolley"
Bath Street Terminus, Langhorne, Newtown and Doylestown Trolley line called Bucks County Electric Railroad Company. Original Company chartered 1895. The trolley reached Bristol in October 1899. This photograph was taken on Bath Street, where it intersects with Otter Street. The building on the right is the Closson Hotel, later called the Keystone Hotel. Trolley lines ceased operation about 1932. -
[Negative of a photograph of the former Bristol Post Office]
The large brick building on the right once housed the Bristol Post Office, which moved to its present location in 1914 on Beaver and Prospect Streets. The upper story was used as a meeting room. Later, shops were located in the building which was at Radcliffe and Market Streets. The stone building adjacent to the Post Office was a bank, The Bristol Trust Company, which opened in 1908. Note the trolley and tracks. -
Postcard: "Post Office, Bristol, PA."
The large brick building on the right once housed the Bristol Post Office, which moved to its present location in 1914 on Beaver and Prospect Streets. The upper story was used as a meeting room. Later, shops were located in the building which was at Radcliffe and Market Streets. The stone building adjacent to the Post Office was a bank, The Bristol Trust Company, which opened in 1908. Note the trolley and tracks. -
[Trolley on Radcliffe Street, Bristol (opposite Dorrance Street)]
The trolley line ran through Bristol between 1900 and 1932. This was connecting Philadelphia and Morrisville via Bristol. -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). Presently (as of 2010), this is an Amtrack headquarters office. -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). Presently (as of 2010), this is an Amtrack headquarters office. Note the logs. These were cut from trees along the railroad embankment in August 2010. -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). -
[A railroad switching tower for the Pennsylvania Railroad, just north of Green Lane along North Wilson Avenue]
The name “Grundy” on it honors Joseph Grundy. The building remains as is (as of 2010). -
[Underpass under the Pennsylvania Railroad on Green Lane]
It opened in 1931 and increased safety in travel. Just beyond the bridge, the canal bridge was removed and the area under that bridge was filled in with earth. 24 inch pipes allowed water to pass. This was also in 1931.