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[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. -
[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. -
"John Bull No. 1, The Oldest Locomotive in America"
"First put in service on the Camden & Amboy Railroad, November 12 of 1831, Schenck's Railroad at Croydon, PA."
Photograph taken at Schenck’s Railroad at Croydon, PA named for Dr. Schenck, who owned a lot of land in that area. This station was located about 1,000 feet north of the present (2000) Croydon station. -
[Bristol’s 285th celebration parade]
Alan Vogenberg, RPH and Pearl Paleofica in front of Alan’s Pharmacy 595 Bath Street. -
[Jewish National Fund (JNF) event]
Seated, from left to right: Olive Brody, Elaine Wright, State Representative James Wright, Alan Vogenberg, Audrey Vogenberg.
Standing, from left to right: Joseph Canta (Secretary of PA State Board of Pharmacy), priest from Our Lady of Fatima, Irv Brody, Israel Consul Nimad Barkan, JNF V.P. Allan Marmon, BJC [Bristol Jewish Center] Rabbi Bruce Adler. -
[Parade float for Adams-Wildblood Inc., 1427 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA]
Young women on the float are advertising the first Kaiser Frazer 1947 car. -
[Jane Rogers, Bristol Borough teacher and principal at her retirement celebration]
With her is Warren P. Snyder, Superintendent of Bristol Borough Schools. Miss Rogers had been principal of Washington Street School and Wood Street School. She made her home at 206 Jefferson Avenue. -
[Educators at a retirement dinner, 1952]
From left to right: Warren P. Snyder, School Superintendent, Jane Rogers, returning teacher/principal of Wood Street Elementary School, Harold W. Ferguson, high school chemistry teacher, and Edwina Sykes, high school Latin teacher. -
[A retirement of three Bristol teachers]
From left to right: Annie M. Heritage, Jefferson Avenue principal and teacher, Mable Staley, teacher/principal at Harriman Elementary, and Olive Stoner, elementary art teacher. Photograph taken at Snyder School multi-purpose room. -
"Dedication of new school, Bristol, PA"
Jefferson Avenue School. -
"Cornerstone of new school, Sept. 15, 1908, Bristol, PA"
Dedication of Jefferson Avenue School. -
"Laying cornerstone of new school, Sept. 15, 1908. Bristol, PA"
Jefferson Avenue School, William Grow on stage. -
"The new school dedication. Sept. 15, 1908, Bristol, PA"
Jefferson Avenue School. -
[Mill Street Wharf]
The tall ship was for one of the Historic Bristol Day activities. Patrons could go on the wooden ship and take a tour. -
[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. -
[Bristol Wharf during one of the annual Historic Bristol Days in October]
A tall ship was brought there for people to go onboard and tour it. -
[Ship docked at Bristol Wharf for Historic Bristol Day]
This tall ship was from Philadelphia. It was sailed to Bristol for the annual Historic Bristol Day in October. People were permitted to go aboard. -
[Mill Street Wharf with ship docked for Historic Bristol Day]
A tall ship was brought to the wharf from Philadelphia. Visitors could go aboard the ship. It was during one of the Historic Bristol Days that are held in October each year. -
[Tent set up at one of the earliest Historic Bristol Days]
There was a vacant lot across Radcliffe Street from the Grundy Library. It was were crafts were displayed and sold. As of 2017, four house are there. -
[Historic Bristol displays in Lions Park behind the King George II Inn]
The Mill Street Wharf is on the right side in the image.