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[Crane placing rocks along waterfront near Mill Street Wharf]
Photograph taken from the back porch of 220 Radcliffe Street. -
[Fishing along the Delaware River below the Mill Street Wharf]
Primarily caught in this section were shad fish, which laid eggs in the spring. Richard Russel, also known as “Dick Shad,” made a business of buying and selling shad. Russel was a former slave who made a good living by not only selling fish and products, but also operating a taxi service. Russel lived on Market Street. -
[Flooding of the Delaware River]
This shows Lion’s Park behind the Bristol Riverside Theater. -
[Flooding of the Delaware River]
Photographed is the Market Street wharf and the parking lot behind the bank building at Radcliffe Street and Market Street. -
[Gazebo in Lions Park on Historic Bristol Day]
Beyond is the Market Street Wharf with a tour boat offering pleasure rides in the river along the borough waterfront. -
[Grass at the edge of the Mill Street parking lot (on the left)]
The Delaware River is top center. -
[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. -
[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. -
[Harriet Tubman monument, Bristol Wharf]
The Harriet Tubman monument was erected in 2006 by the Bucks County African American Historical and Cultural Society, June 24, 2006. There are several Bristol families directly related to Harriet Ross Tubman living in Bristol. -
[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. -
[Hispanic Monument at the Bristol Wharf]
The Hispanic Monument at the waterfront was designed by Bristol artist Joe Sagoth. It was modeled after a sentry box at El Morro Castle Fort in San Juan Puerto Rico. The monument celebrates the three cultures in Puerto Rico. -
[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. -
[Historic Bristol Day 1990 Amateur Photo Contest, Title: "Alone"]
Photographed by Michele Werynski, Truman High School Photo Club, Address 1833 Parkview Avenue, Bristol, PA 19007.
Lions Park Bristol with Mill Street Wharf and Gazebo in background. Man on bench unidentified. -
[Historic Bristol displays in Lions Park behind the King George II Inn]
The Mill Street Wharf is on the right side in the image. -
[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." -
[Ice on the Delaware River at the Mill Street Wharf]
The large poles on each side of the wharf were tying steamboats that travelled from Trenton to Philadelphia with stops at Bordentown, NJ, Bristol, PA, and Burlington, NJ. On the left, is the ferry boat dock which connected Burlington, NJ and Bristol, PA until 1931 when the Burlington Bristol Bridge was opened. The boat at the dock is the William E. Doron ferry. -
[Land south of the Mill Street Wharf]
On the left was the site of the lock, which allowed the Delaware Canal barges access to the Delaware River. Tug boats could have been used to fill the barge(s), toward Trenton or Philadelphia. There are no ethnic monuments visible. The first one, Columbus Monument, was erected in 1992. -
[Lion’s Park behind the King George II Inn]
On the right is the Mill Street Wharf and on the left, just adjacent to the Market Street Wharf, is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Names on the Monument were those men killed in the war in Vietnam. -
[Market Street Wharf area]
The tent is behind the bank, which is on Radcliffe Street. It may have been set for the celebration of the opening of the Bristol Riverside Theatre in 1987. -
[Market Street Wharf]
The flag pole and the brick below it is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The names on the monument were those killed in the war. -
[Mill Street as it slopes down to the Mill Street Wharf]
On the left is “Bannister” a tombstone business. On the right is Stocks Hotel & Restaurant. Both were removed. A large three story building replaced it with five condominiums and two restaurants on the street entrance.