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[Aerial view photograph of Radcliffe Street]
Inscription on back: "Radcliffe St. Bristol from top of standpipe."
Looking north on Radcliffe Street, this photo was taken from the top of the water company's standpipe, which was located on Radcliffe Street near Walnut Street (to the left). The large brick building on the left is Wagner Private Hospital (Franklin and Radcliffe Streets). Across Franklin Street was the house of Dr. Hussey built in 1849, just above Penn Street was the former St. Mark's School, (building with the cross on the roof). The water company was organized in 1874. -
[Aerial view photograph]
Some visible buildings which no longer stand include the Bristol Flower Growers greenhouses located on Pond Street (left side of photo), the smoke stack at Bristol Water Works (lower left), St. Mark's School on Radcliffe Street (demolished in 1971), the Keene House (lower right along river), Elm Street row of houses which burned about 1985, factory buildings opposite of Grundy Mill on Jefferson Avenue (where recreation area is located), and Leedom Carpet Mill located where the Grundy Ice Rink complex stands on Beaver Street. -
[Aerial photograph, pre-1950]
Aerial photos showing old freight station, where Grundy Towers stand is visible. Day of photograph presumed to be a Monday because of the laundry hanging on the lines (Monday was wash day). -
[Aerial photograph of Bath Street]
Bath Street, Bristol. #528 Bath Street is behind large clump of trees in center. This is opposite Leedom & Son Coal Yard, which became occupied by Bristol Fuel, owned as of 1998 by the Quattrochi family. Coal yard entrance is on the right of the picture. In 1998 Bristol Fuel had a hardware store where a row of houses perpendicular to Bath Street once stood. -
[Aerial photograph of Bath Street]
Different angle than photograph 7.1.006, but taken at the same time with identification information similar. Canal passing across top of the photograph indicates it might have been taken in the early 1940s. -
"Aerial view of Bristol, looking down toward Mill Street"
Photo taken between 1940s and 1950s based on the fact that the Railroad Freight Station is visible, center left, opposite of water tower. The freight station stood where the Grundy Towers high rise is located. The former canal basin is now the Mill Street parking lot. The last canal barge operated in October 1931. -
[Aerial photograph of Winder Village, Route 413]
Road parallel to the top of the picture is Route 413. Houses are Winder Village. Bristol Borough is in the right corner. US Route 13 is not built yet as of this photograph. It went through the Borough on Pond Street and Farragut Avenue. -
"Birds Eye View of West Bristol, Bristol, Pa."
600 block of Swain Street, row of houses called “Berks Row.” Bath Street (Bath Street School) built in 1881 and Silver Lake before the elevated part in 1919. Photo taken during cooler seasons--no leaves on the trees. -
[Aerial photograph of Bristol Borough]
View of Bristol showing Mill, Bath and Otter Streets in lower portion; Beaver Street, elevated railroad tracks, and U.S. Route 13. -
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[Aerial view photograph, featuring Grundy Library in foreground]
Grundy Library featured in the foreground, left-center along the river, built in 1966. The house to the right of the library formerly belonged to Thomas Cooper, English actor whose daughter married President John Tyler’s son Robert. Across from the library, slightly to the left, is St. Mark's School, now torn down. -
[Aerial view photo: Bristol Terrace environs]
Bristol Terrace environs. “Home of Wilson Whiskey that’s…” painted sign visible on one of the buildings. Wilson Whiskey started in 1823 and was still operational in 1947. -
[Aerial view photograph: Croydon area (1)]
Croydon area, US Route 13 runs along the right side of the photograph. Within the collection, a labeled photocopy of the picture highlights road ways. -
[Aerial view photograph: Croydon area (2)]
Croydon area, Philco Factory is labled. Within the collection, a labeled photocopy of the picture highlights road ways. -
[Aerial view photograph: Croydon area (3)]
Croydon area, Neshaminy Creek is located along the top of the photograph. Within the collection, a labeled photocopy of the picture highlights road ways. -
[Aerial view photograph: Croydon area (4)]
Croydon area, State Road runs through the middle of the photograph. -
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[Aerial view photograph: Levittown Shopping Center]
Levittown Shopping Center, Levittown, PA -
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Postcard: "Bird's eye view, Bristol, PA. Showing Mill & Market Sts."
Cedar and Wood Streets connect Mill and Market Street in this photograph. -
Postcard: "Birds Eye View of West Bristol, Bristol, Pa."
Row of houses in foreground is on Swain Street and was known as Berke’s Row. Bath Street School is in center. Photograph taken before 1910 as railroad has not been built--Silver Lake is larger.
Inscription on back of postcard reads: "See you next Saturday." Addressed to "Miss Elizabeth [Hartzell], Salfordville, Pa., Montg. Co." Stamped on August 4, Bristol. -
[Aerial photograph of Bristol Borough]
At the bottom is U.S. Route 13. Across the top, parallel to Route 13, are the four, elevated tracks of the former Pennsylvania Railroad between Philadelphia and New York. The streets perpendicular to the railroad with underpasses are (left to right): Beaver Street just out of view, Corson Street, and Pine Street. -
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"City of Washington from Wash. Monument" [Bristol High School Class of 1920 trip to Washington D.C.]
Photograph from collection of Margert Esterline (nee Arnold). -
[Aerial postcard of Levittown, PA]
Written on back of postcard: "St. Michael the Archangel Parish, founded 1953. School Chapel Convent Rectory and Bishop Egan Catholic High School. Levittown, Pa."
Image displays a section of Levittown near US Route 13, which is at the bottom of the photograph. Below Route 13 is the railroad that connects Philadelphia and New York. Also visible is Bishop Eagan School and the parish house. St. Michael's Church had not yet been built. The smaller lake has been filled in. The large lake is Levittown Lake. The section of houses around the lake is a section called Lakeside. On the top left is the Lakeside pool. On the right is the school. Additionally on the left is the Levittown Parkway. -
[Aerial photograph of Pennsylvania Railroad’s main line passing at street level through Bristol]
This photograph would have been taken on top of the Fire Company No. 2 building at Pond and Mulberry Streets. To the right is the southbound passenger station and opposite is the northbound station. There was a tunnel that connected the two buildings. The path of the railroad was moved and elevated near Beaver and Prospect Street. -
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[Fleetwing Aircraft Corporation]
During World War I, this site had the (Harriman) Merchant fleet shipyard.
1925: Huff, Daland aircraft purchase the site
1926: Bomber production
1927: it becomes Keystone Aircraft
1932: Plant closed until 1934. Fleetwings moved from NY to this site. Hall Aluminum rented part of building for the Hall Flying Boat
1940: Hall closed but Fleetwing continued, Henry Kaiser purchased Fleetwing
1947 it becomes Kaiser Metal Products. They continued until 1962. -
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[Keystone Aircraft Corp. aerial photograph]
Note extra hangar added and ship ways brushed out by artist.
Stamped on back of photograph: "From the collection of Henry A. Liese." -
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[Fleetwings factory aerial photograph]
Fleetwings Aircraft on Radcliffe Street at the top of the photograph. The bottom of the photograph shows the small business district on Farragut Avenue in the Harriman section.
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[Photo taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking south]
Note Philadelphia in background haze. -
[Photo taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking northwest]
Note Lagoon and train tracks with an Acela Running on the tracks. -
[Photo taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking northeast]
Note multi-story building, which was the former Delaware Valley Medical Center (Harriman Hospital). At the time of the photo it was the the Mill Run assisted living facility. -
[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking northwest]
Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge in background. -
[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking north]
Looking down onto the Canal Lagoon and park. Top left was the location of the former Corona Leather works. -
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[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking west]
Note train station. -
[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking west]
Note train trestle bridge over Garden Street. -
[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking northeast]
Note the multi-story building which was the former Delaware Valley Medical Center (Harriman Hospital). At the time of the photo it was the Mill Run assisted living facility. The old Dial Soap factory is visible behind that. -
[Photograph taken from the Grundy Clock Tower, view looking west]
Note train station and the Bristol Post Office.