William’s father, William, Sr. and his uncles, James Robert and Frank, purchased the Bristol Mills at the foot of Pond Street, following ownership by John Dorrance, in 1874. They operated it until 1866. William B. Rogers lived from 1881-1936 and is interred in Bristol Cemetery.
Photograph was found in the Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation Building (formerly Travel Club building), 321 Cedar Street. Woman unidentified; however, the front of the paper frame listed the name of the photographer at 826 Wood Street, Bristol, Angelo DiIorio.