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[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." -
[Ship along the fitting-out pier at the Harriman Shipyard during WWI]
Two smokestacks of the power plant are visible, as are five electric cranes. -
[Ship Wathena, Hull #2 built at Merchant Shipyard]
Keel laid February 19, 1918. Sponsor Mrs. W. T. Smith. -
[Ship Watonwan, Hull #3 built at Merchant Shipyard]
Christened by Mrs. A. W. Harriman, 1918. -
[Sidney Popkin (left) and Arnold Norman (right) standing on the banks of the Delaware River]
Arnold Norman’s parents (David and Rose) operated a stationary, office supplies, cards, and gift store at 416 Mill Street from 1929. They passed it to their son Arnold Norman, who continued operation of the store until the mid-1990s when the business was closed and the property sold. The men are standing along the Delaware River looking toward New Jersey from the former Harriman Shipyard and Fleetwings Aircraft factory site. -
[Sweet Heart Soap Company truck]
Following the closing of the Merchant Shipyard at Harriman after World War I, this warehouse building (originally number 13) was sold to a soap manufacturing firm called Manhattan Soap Co. (Sweet Heart Soap). Manhattan Soap building later became the site of Dial Soap which operated until December 2000. The Bristol trucking firm Chas. W. Bunting written on the truck. -
[Sweet Heart Soap Company truck]
Following the closing of the Merchant Shipyard at Harriman after World War I, this warehouse building (originally number 13) was sold to a soap manufacturing firm called Manhattan Soap Co. (Sweet Heart Soap). Manhattan Soap building later became the site of Dial Soap which operated until December 2000. The Bristol trucking firm Chas. W. Bunting written on the truck. -
[Sweetheart Soap Company]
The building was # 13 built as part of the Merchants Shipyard during World War I. Building was later occupied by Dial Soap Co. until 2000 before becoming an office complex. -
[Two merchant ships at the fitting-out wharf, Harriman Shipyard]
The pair were 1,135 feet long. Ships were approximately 418 feet in length. -
[Unoccupied land at former site of Merchant Shipyard and Fleetwings Aircraft industries]
Unoccupied land at former site of Merchant Shipyard and Fleetwings Aircraft industries with northern end of Burlington Island in center-background. In December 2003, a large parking area to support the nearby office complex was being prepared. -
[US Post Office, Harriman, PA]
U.S. Post Office Harriman PA, Farragut Avenue located across from the Victory Hotel between Harrison and Garfield Streets.
From left: Edward S. Glavis, postmaster, Ken Brighman, post office inspector, John C. Boyle, assistant postmaster, Herman Pope, William J Maridy, Olive Johnson, Anna Doyle, and "Grouser," "Wycoff," mail carriers from Trenton. Messenger boy at end unidentified.
After 1919, it operated as branch of the Bristol Post Office. In 1931, it became a station of Bristol and discontinued as a branch in 1979. -
[Walnut Hill Houses under construction]
These houses were constructed in 2005 by contractor Ralph Di Giuseppe, who was also President of Bristol Borough Council. The last use of this site was the Walnut Hill Wax Company. These houses are called Walnut Hill houses. The one-way street through the complex was named for the contractor. During World War I, this had been the site of a heating plant which supplied heat to the houses in the newly constructed town of Harriman. After the closing of the shipyard, which was supported by workers from Harriman, the Bancroft-Hickey Manufacturing Company (makers of Grundy wheels and abrasive products) occupied the site. The wax company burned in January 2001. -
1308 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Dennis J. McCarthy at time of survey. -
1424-1426 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Kenneth L. McKinney at time of survey. -
1505-1509 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Michael Petrick at time of survey. -
1506-1510 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Frank Palumbo, Jr. at time of survey. -
1511 Farragut Avenue
Owned by Pauline E. Forestal at time of survey. -
1513-1519 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Margaret Dougherty at time of survey. -
1514-1520 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Robert P. Spigarelli at time of survey. -
1520-1527 Wilson Avenue
Owned by William J. Frake, III at time of survey. -
1524-1528 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Joseph T. McDevitt at time of survey. -
1605-1609 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Mr. William McGinnis at time of survey. -
1606-1610 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Dolores A. Kilgallon at time of survey. -
1613-1619 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Anthony J. Cialella at time of survey. -
1614-1620 Wilson Avenue
Owned by William Gerlach at time of survey. -
1623-1627 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Robert T. Brennan at time of survey. -
1624-1628 Wilson Avenue
Owned by John F. Ruszin at time of survey. -
1901-1931 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Joan C. Marnien at time of survey. -
1908-1910 Wilson Avenue
Owned by Albert Mancini at time of survey.