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["Pride of Baltimore I" docks at Bristol Wharf]
The ship visited as part of Bristol’s kick-off to the Tricentennial Celebration. The ship and captain were lost in a storm near Puerto Rico in 1986.
Stamped on back: "Sircely, Jun 19 1980." -
[Horace Tranter of Bristol’s Tricentennial Committee welcomes Captain Armin Elsaesser of the visiting sailing ship “Pride of Baltimore I” at the Bristol Wharf]
The ship and captain were lost in a storm near Puerto Rico in 1986.
Stamped on back: "Sircely Jun 19 1980." -
Postcard: "First air mail leaving Bristol, PA"
Fleetwings’ F501 Seabird, License NC 16918, flying the first airmail from Bristol, PA to Philadelphia. Shown leaving Bristol Wharf. -
[Bristol Elks Flag Day celebration at the Lions Gazebo on the river front]
From left to right: District Judge Frank Peranteau, William Pezza (representing PA State Assemblyman Thomas Corrigan), Elks Exalted Ruler Patricia Long, Senator Tommy Tomlinson, Mayor Joseph Saxton. -
[Three unidentified Catholic Sisters sitting under wharf roof at Mill Street]
Photograph from an amateur photograph contest (1990), entitled "Where did she go?"
In the background is the Mill Street Municipal Parking Lot. -
[Bristol Wharf following a hurricane]
Cemetery Stone Company on the right (Bannister's). -
[Auto Boys Store located at the bottom of Pond Street adjacent to the Mill Street Parking Lot (formerly the basin for canal boats that traveled from Easton to Bristol)]
A hurricane flooded the area in August of 1955. That portion of Auto Boys was connected by tunnel to their store up on Mill Street. -
[Bannister's Grave Stone business flooded at the foot of Mill Street after a hurricane]
This is at the foot of Mill Street across from the Mill Street Wharf at the Delaware River. Bannister’s Grave Stone business is in full view. Across the street is the King George II inn. Photograph was taken in August 1955 when a hurricane caused water to overflow from the river. -
[Parking lot and Auto Boys Store (right) after a flood of the Delaware River]
In August 1955 the Delaware River overflowed and the Mill Street parking lot was flooded. This lot has originally been the site of the Canal Basin which operated between Bristol and Easton (1830-1931) to transport anthracite coal. The house in the background was that of the lock tender and the second lock was located there. The building to the right (then Auto Boys Store) was on the site of Bristol’s first saw and grist mill started by Samuel Carpenter in 1701. The two buildings are no longer standing. -
[Postcard: Gazebo Lions Park, Bristol, PA]
Located in park along river between Mill and Market Streets. Park maintained by Lion's Service Club. Photograph by the Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation, now Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation at 321 Cedar Street, Bristol. -
[Postcard: The Mill Street Wharf at the Delaware River in Bristol]
Artist of painting featured unknown. -
[Mill Street Wharf]
This was a festival in May called Barbecue-on-the-River. The multi-colored object in the park on the right is a "bouncy slide" for children. The white building on the right with columns is the Wachovia Bank. -
[Barbecue-on-the-River Festival]
Tents are vendors and barbecue sites. The Mill Street parking lot was one-third filled with the tables and tents. -
[Harold Mitchener aboard a "Ride the Ducks" boat at the "Barbecue-on-the-River" Festival]
In May 2005, Bristol Lions sponsored "Barbecue-on-the-River," a two-day event that brought thousands to town. With it were "Duck" rides: a vehicle that is also amphibious. Historical commentary was provided by Harold Mitchener and Alan Vogenberg. -
[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. -
[High Cross Monument, Bristol Wharf]
The High Cross Monument was erected in 1997 by the Celtic Heritage Foundation. It is located at the waterfront park and celebrates all of the Celtic people who immigrated to America. -
[Christopher Columbus statue, Bristol Wharf]
Columbus monument was erected by the Columbus 500 Foundation to celebrate his 500th anniversary of his first trip to America. Artist Joseph Pavone created the statue. It was the first of the monuments to be placed at the waterfront park. -
[Hispanic Monument, Bristol Wharf]
Hispanic Monument in Lyon’s Park was erected in 1998. It represents a sentry box at El Morro Castle Fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was designed by Bristol artist Joseph Sagolla and constructed by volunteer labor. -
[Harriet Ross Tubman monument]
Harriet Tubman had been born a slave, but escaped in 1849. She became one of the principal activists of the Underground Railroad. Although she never came to Bristol, a number of her descendants settled in Bristol and Bucks County. The monument was erected in 2006 and stands in Lions Park.