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[Civil War Veterans on Radcliffe Street at the corner of Walnut Street]
The Odd Fellows building is visible first on the right. Photograph estimated before 1896 due to lack of trolley tracks on street.
Men unidentified. -
[Civil War Veterans on Radcliffe Street at the corner of Walnut Street]
The Odd Fellows building is visible first on the right. Photograph estimated before 1896 due to lack of trolley tracks on street.
Men unidentified. -
[Consolidated Fire Company, Station 50 fire truck, Memorial Day Parade]
The fire truck was photographed on Pond Street at an intersection with Wilson Avenue. -
[Delia’s Band Bristol on a parade float]
Frank Delia is playing the guitar. Joe Delia is the piano player. Joe Delia organized the band and had red hair. Frank Delia later played in the Ferko String Band. -
[Junior Mechanics, Bristol, PA]
"1896 Political year" written on back of photograph in red pencil. -
[Knights of Columbus Council #906, Memorial Day Parade]
Marching on Pond Street at Wilson Avenue toward War Memorial at Pond and Fillmore Streets. -
[Memorial Day, Bristol Cemetery during Service]
Back reads: "Listening to prayers at graves." -
[On back of photograph]: "This painting is on the side of the van that accompanied the reenactors from Rhode Island to Virginia via Bristol"
Part of a group of people who portrayed French soldiers who marched from Rhode Island in 1781 to Yorktown, VA to help Washington defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown. This was the 225th Anniversary. This group followed the original route used by the French. They stopped in Bristol as it was part of the route. -
[Parade at Mill and Pond Streets on George Washington’s Birthday]
Coach has actors portraying President George Washington. Corner building had several businesses including Popkin's Shoe Store. -
[Parade float for Adams-Wildblood Inc., 1427 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA]
Young women on the float are advertising the first Kaiser Frazer 1947 car. -
[Parade float/cart for "Emma R. DeWitt, Leading Florist, Bristol, 1878 - 1909"]
Featured (from left to right): James Schell, Hazard Hall, Eugene Highland, Mildred DeWitt, and Emma DeWitt.
Emma DeWitt was the proprietor of Bristol Flower Growers florist shop and greenhouses located on 452-470 Pond Street.