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[Christmas party 1945, Personnel Office]
Standing to the back left with glasses: Carter Grant. Standing right, in back with striped necktie: Sherlock Hackley. Second woman from the left in dark dress: Mary Keene. Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Plant 1 guests]
Frank De Ganahl on far left. -
[Lunchtime entertainment]
Ed King, sitting in front.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Manager Department]
Devon Smith, third from left with glasses. Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Superintendent Department]
Written on back: "Super. Dept."
Standing, from left: [Hempom], [Forrestal]. Seated, from left: Westberg, Norman Park with hand on paper. -
[“Fusiliers” bowling league]
From left: George Sinkler, Bill Beritz, D. Hogg, E. Tersmer, T. Downing. Dale Smith not photographed. -
[Radio hams]
Radio Hams, from left: Harold Carr, Charlie [Christensen], Jake [Heller] (veteran).
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Personnel Manager giving award to Bill Albright and friend, "Canon"]
Written on back of photograph: “Fleetwings News—December Suggestion Box—pg. 23.”
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Department party]
Back left: Guy Norini. Others unidentified. -
[“Yardbirds” bowling team]
From left: Roy Bucher, Joe Warga, B. Bauman, Ted Russo, J. Hunt. -
[Testimonial Dinner for Walter Strang]
Standing at head table (from left): unidentified, Mary Costello, Sherlock Hackly, Charlotte Gade, Walter Strang, Betty Wetherill, Fallon, Boyd, assistant plant superintendent.
Seated at left table (identified): first on left: Alexander, third on right: Ann Swift.
Seated at right table (identified): Mary Keene, back left corner in front of Fallon, and Ed Yoaim back right corner. -
[Personnel Department]
From left: Charlotte Gade, Walter Strang, Betty Witherill.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Department party]
Carl De Ganahl standing far right.
On back of photograph: "File copy, Eljay Photo Service, 42 W. 48 St., NY City, Bryant 9-7675." -
[Speech with members of the US Army]
Frank De Ganahl on far left. -
[Procurement Department]
Norman Park in center. Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Aircraft instructors]
Second from left: Paul Linahan, fifth from left: Perkins, fourth from right: Guy Noaimi, far right: Bill Black.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Plant 2 Navy visitors]
Second from left is Russell Stanton. Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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[Russell Stanton congratulating a pilot, dinner at cafeteria]
Lower left: Watt Shay, fourth left in front of bouquet: Hackley, front center: Alexander, far right shaking pilot's hands: Russell Stanton.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Inspection, Plant 1]
Typed on back of photograph: "Pneumatic punch press for punching holes for inspection doors, a Fleetwings development that is 300% faster than previous method." -
[Women riveters in Plant 1 assembly line]
Handwritten on back of photograph: "Tool being used too large to be representative of the weight of the ones commonly used, such as drill motor-rivet gun etc."
Hydraulic punch to make rivet holes (working on elevator). -
[Fleetwings employees featured in “Fleetwings News”]
From left: Tool Inspector Guadauco, Joe Fielding (Copt), Bill Hurst, Bruno Passetti, Frank Esposito, Neithammer, Taylor. -
[Union/Management agreement]
Frank Flatch, Mr. Hatchly ran plant (seated center), Bill Booker (front row second from right in sweater), Russell Stanton (seated second from left). Others unidentified.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[“Heroes of Bastogne” with President of Union (Russell Stanton)]
Photograph published in Fleetwings' "Grapevine."
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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[Ruth Jacobs]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Baldwin Southwark Press, 2500 ton. Plant 1 when Kaiser moved in to make automobile parts]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Milt Anderson, pilot]
Luscomb-made in Trenton, NJ (flying club).
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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[Workers at Fleetwings pose with a returning soldier]
Second from right is Russel Stanton (Union President), the rest are unidentified. -
[Assumed to be employees of Fleetwings Aircraft Corp. Individuals unidentified]
Photograph was included with other photographs of Fleetwings. -
[Engineering Department bowling team]
Top row unidentified. From bottom left: S. Chatto, [Unknown] Stephen, unidentified.
"Hackcraft" stamped on back. -
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[Taken at Fleetwings Aircraft Co. in Bristol]
Both people unidentified. -
[Aircraft plant and field on Green Lane]
This was one of three locations for the factory. It later became the 3-M Plant, part of Minnesota, Mining & Manufacturing makers of "Scotch Tape." The main office and plant were on Radcliffe Street in the former shipyard location. -
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[Inspection Department]
Man seated in front: last name McGarvey. -
[X shop, supervisors]
Jack Keenan-second from left.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
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[BT-12 plane with pilot]
"Made parts for these planes" written on back of photograph. -
[Fleetwings employees playing baseball]
People unidentified. Believed to be workers from Fleetwings. The company had baseball teams during World War II. -
"Fleetwing's Plant #3--in 1940's"
Front reads: "Formerly the 'Corona Leather Works.' Now Keystone Lighting Co. Beaver Street and Route 13 across from De Grand Diner. Established 1889 by Boston capitalist one year before Steel Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry (1890). Please note chimney and water tanks which are no longer there."
Clifford Anderson was transferred to Bristol from Massachusetts in 1889 to establish the Corona Leather Works in this building. In 1906, the Bristol plant broke from the Boston firm and the Bristol Patent Leather Works was formed. Anderson became its first president. He was also president of the Bristol Trust Company and on the board of directors of the Farmers National Bank. Anderson was Burgess of Bristol from 1917-1943. His home at 1002 Radcliffe Street is now the Wade Funeral Home. -
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[Plant 1 guests]
Frank De Ganahl- far left, Russel Stanton- third from left. -
[Engineering Plant 1]
Guy Nonini standing with glass, Bill Engel far right.
On back of photograph: "File copy, Eljay Photo Service, 42 W. 48 St., NY City." -
["Sports"--Fleetwings Jive Bombers jazz band concert]
From left: Wally Strang, personnel manager, Mr. Alexander on right with necktie out of jacket.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Fleetwings Engineering Department]
From left: L.C. Werden, unidentified, Mr. Wenger, "Perks," Bruno Passetti. -
[“Suggestion Box” Fleetwings Personnel Department]
Far right: Phil Sheys, Thelma Kalipos, Secretary.
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna." -
[Ten year pin-employee Joe Maguire, Jesse Burke, Nelson Simon]
Stamped on back: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Bristol, Penna."