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[Mission Sunday School members]
Mission Sunday School met at Hosiery Mill on Buckley Street at Pine Street. Mr. and Mrs. James Slack started and ran the school and lived at the corner of Radcliffe Street and Franklin Street in a large three-story brick house they had built in 1863. Their daughter, Dr. Julia Slack inherited the house and she sold it to Dr. Fred Wagner. Wagner opened a private hospital in the house. Mrs. E.J. Groom was the wife of Dr. Groom.
Those in the photograph are unidentified. -
"Laying the Corner Stone B. P. O. Elks 970. the [sic] was 1910"
Photograph showing the laying of the B.P.O. Elks 970 corner stone. The Elks home was constructed on Radcliffe Street at the corner of Walnut Street where the Beaver Meadow House once stood. That house had been the home of Augustus Claudius, the German consul when the U.S. capital was in Philadelphia (1790-1800). The Elks lodge stood until 1981 when it was torn down. The Elks relocated to a smaller building at Wood Street and the Mill Street parking lot. -
[McClurg's celebrated "Liberty Cornet Band" group photograph]
The building in the photograph appears to be Bristol Fire Company No. 1 fire house on Wood and Market Street.
Men unidentified. -
[American Legion Drum & Bugle Corps at practice]
The group was organized in 1919.
Band members unidentified. -
[Robert W. Bracken Post 382 Bugle Corps]
Photograph taken in the backyard of the Methodist Church. Building in the background was the home of the American Legion. Once a Quaker school built in 1874, it is now the headquarters of Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation. The legion, formed in 1919, rented the building from 1924-1929 when they moved to their permanent headquarters at 619 Radcliffe Street.
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"A look back..." [Bracken Post American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps taken on Beaver Street at Leedom’s Carpet Mill.]
This is where the Grundy Ice Rink stands (as of 1998). Insert is on Radcliffe Street at the Kaiser Fleetwings plant, formerly the Emergency Fleet Merchant “Harriman” Shipyard. -
[Robert W. Bracken American Legion Post 383 Drum and Bugle Corps]
Also known as the "Bracken Cavaliers" and "Bracken Cadets."
Photograph taken at Bristol Post Office, Beaver and Prospect Streets.
Members unidentified. -
"Robert W. Bracken Post American Legion, Bristol, PA. Lincoln Birthday Party"
Seated on floor (left to right): Marion Hardy, Walter Hardy, Billy Croner, ___ Smoyer, Anita Lug.
Seated in Front Row (left to right): Ethel Ahart, Emely Bracken, Loretta Ford, Lilly Hardy, Dot Fechtenburg, Sarah Thompson, Marie Downing, Jane Riley, Elizabeth Delker, ___ Gerber.
Standing Second Row (left to right): Elizabeth Hetherington, Evlyn Fechtenburg, Sally Griffiths, Violet Baker, Maude Zug, Elsie Dettmer, Elizabeth Smoyer, Mary Elmer, Annie Beaton, Mrs. Scheffey.
Standing Third Row (left to right): Dick Fechtenberg, Percy Ford, Jim Waters, George Cronen, William Griffith, ___ Rich, J. Hetherington, Sam Hardy, Walter Strouse, George Heaton, Sonny Winslow.
Standing Fourth Row (left to right): Bob Downing, Agnes Beaton, Mrs. J. Waters, unidentified, unidentified, Frances Strouse, Elizabeth Jarvis, Wonces Strouse, Russ Unruh, Cliff Beaton.
Top Row (left to right): Art Zug, Ralph Scheffey, Ben Ahart, Bill Riley, Henry Elmer, Harry Burbank, Terry Taffe. -
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[Bristol Woodmen of the World in a parade float]
From left to right: unidentified, Chet Nichols, Al DiRenzo, unidentified, Nick Mancini, Maurice C. Wildman, unidentified, Andy Campbell, unidentified, Howard McLaughlin.
Others unidentified. -
[Possibly Bristol Red Cross building]
Woman unidentified.
Donated with items belonging to Clara King family. -
[American Legion [Bracken] Cadets 25th Anniversary]
First Row: Wilson Van Doren, Raymond Ford, Edmond Green, Rogers, James Hill, Joseph Winslow, Franklin Fine, William Wichser, Ellis Comfort, Russell Unruh.
Second Row: Arnold North, Fred Bell, Louis Kivorvitch, Wayne Warner, Philip Felli, William Allen, George Heaton, Lawrence Machette, Claude Hearn, Walter Kornstead.
Third Row: Harry Burbank, Charles Brodie, John Johnson, Lawrence McLaughlin, Wayne Milnor, Charles Thompson, Robert MacDonald, Irwin Scheffey, Rens Swan, William Winslow.
Fourth Row: Fred Herrman, Virdin Watt, Harry Smith, Louis Harris, Edward Mariner, Robert Hendricks, Gilbert Herman, John Van Horn. -
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[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. -
Postcard: "G.A.R." [Grand Army of the Republic members]
Written on back of postcard: "My step-grandfather. Also my mother's Uncle Marshall."
These are Civil War veterans who were members of an organization called “Grand Army of the Republic.” They are pictured here on Mill Street.
Men unidentified. -
"First Annual Banquet, Pomanalie Club No. 1, Bristol, PA, Nov. 25, 1909"
Men unidentified.
Names written on back of photograph: "Jennie Lamon Kershaw" and "Helen E. Tosti." Clipping also attached to back of board. -
"Bristol Glee Club"
Bristol Glee Club photographed by Nichols Studio at a concert located at the First United Methodist Church (formerly called Bristol Methodist Church) at 201 Mulberry Street.
Back row, second from left, is Percy Ford. Second row on far right Andrew McArthur. Top row, fourth from left, is Hames Douglas. Others unidentified. -
[Fire Company No. 5’s Bachelor Club]
Top Row: Hetherington, Crawford, R. McBrian, W. Cooper, H. Stoneback, Disxon.
Middle Row: W. Warner, D. Spangler, P. Seltzer, J. Buck, R. [Nevergold], R. Louder.
Bottom Row: G. Heath, J. Carr, O. Herman, B. McIlvain. -
[Bracken Drum & Bugle Corps on “Leedom Field” opposite Leedom Carpet Mill on Beaver Street playing at a Memorial Day game]
Bristol municipal building and the original Fire Company No. 2 building are visible in the background.
Stamped on back of photograph: "Kaiser Cargo Incorporated, Fleetwings Division, Bristol, Penna." -
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[Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club]
Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club, February 22, 1929. The Travel Club was part of the American Federation of Women’s Clubs. This date was the 197th birthday of George Washington. To help celebrate, the women were encouraged to attend in a variety of costumes representing various historical periods. Mrs. William Buckman, gowned to represent First Lady Martha Washington, served as program leader.
The site of the meeting was the Keene Home built in 1816 at the east corner of Radcliffe and Dorrance Streets. (Current location of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library that opened in 1966).
W.B. Nichols, one of the Bristol’s leading photographers at that time, was invited to photograph the group. This photograph was taken in the yard behind the house. The house in the background was once the home of the actor Thomas and his wife Mary Cooper. The minutes of the meeting show that there were 52 members present and several guests. Three photographs were required to include all members. [Note: There are only 49 people total in the photographs and one member, Mrs. Mitchell Ancker, appears in two photographs. Only two of the three photographs have the names of those in the photograph.]
32 identifications:
Front Row left to right – Mrs. Ernest Laurence, Mrs. Roy Tracy, Mrs. Richard T. Meyers, Dr. Julia Slack, Miss Elizabeth N. [Iredell?], Mrs. Mitchell Ancker, Mrs. Franklin K. Wills, Mrs. Howard E. James, Mrs. Horace Burton.
Back Row Left to Right – Mrs. Henry Hartman, Mrs. Forest Bilderback, Mrs. Armand N. Morris, Mrs. Russell Burton, Mrs. John Tracy, Mrs. Paul Forster, Mrs. Herman [Jensenius?], Mrs. H. Doyle Webb, Mrs. Linton Martin (Mrs. Martin was responsible for starting the club in 1901). -
[Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club]
Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club, February 22, 1929. The Travel Club was part of the American Federation of Women’s Clubs. This date was the 197th birthday of George Washington. To help celebrate, the women were encouraged to attend in a variety of costumes representing various historical periods. Mrs. William Buckman, gowned to represent First Lady Martha Washington, served as program leader.
The site of the meeting was the Keene Home built in 1816 at the east corner of Radcliffe and Dorrance Streets. (Current location of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library that opened in 1966).
W.B. Nichols, one of the Bristol’s leading photographers at that time, was invited to photograph the group. This photograph was taken in the yard behind the house. The house in the background was once the home of the actor Thomas and his wife Mary Cooper. The minutes of the meeting show that there were 52 members present and several guests. Three photographs were required to include all members. [Note: There are only 49 people total in the photographs and one member, Mrs. Mitchell Ancker, appears in two photographs. Only two of the three photographs have the names of those in the photograph.]
Identification:
Front Row Left to Right – Mrs. Griffith Williams, Mrs. Emil Metzger, Mrs. William G. Buckman, Mrs. Marburg D. Weagley, Mrs. Russell Ellis, Mrs. Bradley Andrey, Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. Scott Wtherill, Miss Mary Johnson Haines.
Back Row Left to Right – Mrs. David O. Taylor, Miss Sue Iredell, Mrs. Frank Lehman, Mrs. Walter [Pitzonka?], Mrs. John Moyer. -
[Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club]
Bimonthly meeting of the Bristol Travel Club, February 22, 1929. The Travel Club was part of the American Federation of Women’s Clubs. This date was the 197th birthday of George Washington. To help celebrate, the women were encouraged to attend in a variety of costumes representing various historical periods. Mrs. William Buckman, gowned to represent First Lady Martha Washington, served as program leader.
The site of the meeting was the Keene Home built in 1816 at the east corner of Radcliffe and Dorrance Streets. (Current location of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library that opened in 1966).
W.B. Nichols, one of the Bristol’s leading photographers at that time, was invited to photograph the group. This photograph was taken in the yard behind the house. The house in the background was once the home of the actor Thomas and his wife Mary Cooper. The minutes of the meeting show that there were 52 members present and several guests. Three photographs were required to include all members. [Note: There are only 49 people total in the photographs and one member, Mrs. Mitchell Ancker, appears in two photographs. Only two of the three photographs have the names of those in the photograph. -
[Rotary Club photograph taken at Bristol Motor Inn (corner of Green Lane and Route 13)]
Identification location on the back of the photograph in accompanying image (7.10.035b).
Identifications: Charles Mellheney, Phil Weck, Jim Dillon, Dick Zott, Willard Bergland, William Lenthe, Sam Gratz, Joe Murphy, Ed Roncoroni, Bill Major, Bill Charlton, Thomas Profy, Ralph Archer, Otto Grupp Sr., Daniel Pfeiffer, Ed Shepard, Paul Pfeiffer, Gene Nichols, Hero Friedman (Willard), Harold Hanson, Harold Neal, Charles Coupland, Henry Vansant, Rev. Vernon Murray, Leonard Snyder, George Post, Bill Bartoe, Harold Crooker, Peter Catani, John Musante, Phil Powell, Fay Allen, Alan Stoneback, John Catzin, Bernie Dubin, Anthony Messina, David Norman, Edward Birch, David Harris. -
[Bristol Rotary Club]
Top row, seventh from the left: Anthony Messina. Third row, third from the left: Mr. Gratz. Seventh from the left: Mr. Norman. Second row from the left: Harold Hanson. Bottom row, seventh from the left: Harold Hunter. Others unidentified. -
"Outing of Bristol Rotary Club"
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. -
[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. -
[Bristol Elks Club]
Joseph Korz, third from left. Others unidentified. -
[Bristol Elks Club]
Seated from sixth from the left is Joseph Korz. Seated eighth from the left is Frank Jenks. Others unidentified. -
[Bristol Elks]
Men unidentified. -
[Liberty Band, Robert W. Bracken Post 382]
Men unidentified.
The photograph was taken outside of Mohican Hall at 146 Otter Street, which was the former Otter Street School. The band was organized in 1891 and by 1904 had ceased to operate. An attempt was made to reorganize the band in 1904. -
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[Members of Bristol Travel Club "sew-up" fashion contest]
The club organized in 1930 and Ann H. Hutton was its first president.
From left to right: Mrs. Boyd Miller, Mrs. John Meehan, Loraine D’Amico, Mrs. Richard (Barbara) Updike. -
"Outing at Maple Beach of the Mill St. Business Men's Association"
Members unidentified. -
"Rohm and Haas Annual Outing 1927"
Members unidentified. -
[Bristol Elks Flag Day celebration at the Lions Gazebo on the river front]
From left to right: District Judge Frank Peranteau, William Pezza (representing PA State Assemblyman Thomas Corrigan), Elks Exalted Ruler Patricia Long, Senator Tommy Tomlinson, Mayor Joseph Saxton. -
[Mill Street Boys Club reunion taken at the King George II Inn]
Identified in 2007 by Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Profy.
From left to right, kneeling: Vincent Profy, Francis Grimes, Louis Duffy, Gus Cocoruas, Mitchel Spector, Frank Mignoni.
From left to right, standing, middle row: Ernest Onazi, Joseph Ciallela, Robert Moore, John Dougherty, James Wollard, Thomas Profy, Raymond Nichols, Bill Downing, Carmen Mignoni.
From left to right, standing, second row: Hugh Elroy, Frank Profy, Herman Corn, John Cocordas, Eugene McIlvaine, Joseph Wooley (mostly hidden), Paul [Vandergrift]
From left to right, top row: Arthur Fuco, Stanley Dick, Charles Ruzin, Bill Gallagher, Charles Klein.
Note: The word “Rumors” in the background was the name of a room at the King George II Inn in which the owners of the inn operated a night club setting with music and dancing. -
[Part of the Mill Street Boys Club reunion at the King George II Inn in the “Rumors” room]
From left to right: Frank Mignoni, Ernie Onazi, Ray Nichols, Mitchell Spector. -
[Art Show at the Grundy Library showing three of the founding directors of the Radcliffe Cultural and Historical Foundation, now called Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation]
From left to right: Joseph Pavone, Charles Richman, Seymore Kaplan. -
[Picnic of former Lower Bucks County Council of Republican Women at Washington Crossing Park]
Front, from left: fifth, Sarah Cooper.
Back, from left: first, Mrs. Lynn, second, Helen Borcher, eighth, Ms. Borcheis, twelfth, Helen Wood, fifteenth, Cecelia [Linton], eighteenth, Minerva Epstein.
Others unidentified. -
[Picnic of former Lower Bucks County Council of Republican Women at Washington Crossing Park]
Front: fifth, Sarah Cooper, seventh, Evelyn Vandergrift.
Middle Row: second, Ann Wichser.
Back Row: second, Helen Borchers Campbell, third, Ms. Borchers, seventh, Helen Wood, ninth, Minerva Epstein, thirteenth, Cecelia [Linton], fourteenth, Ms. Lynn.
Others unidentified. -
[Masonic Lodge group]
At the time, they met in the former Odd Fellows Lodge building at Radcliffe and Walnut Streets.
From left to right: Jake [Gynn], Hoe Stancile, Broadus Davis, John White, James Jones, Hellen Harris, Charles Brown, unidentified, Thomas Harris. -
[Mill Street parking lot Grundy Foundation plaque presentation]
From left to right: Michael Manto (Mayor), Leon Kanter (Mill Street Business Association), Athur Mihoudas (Borough Council), Oscar M. Hansen (Grundy Foundation Trustee), Edward R. Rummler (Grundy Foundation Trustee), Albert E. Harken (Fidelity Bank Trustee), Thomas E. Morris (Grundy Foundation Trustee), W. J. Macintosh (Grundy Foundation Trustee). -
