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[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the driveway leading to the rear of the estate house. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the several of the newly built out buildings. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. Behind the house are steps so a person could mount a horse or get into a carriage. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the Delaware River looking from the estate. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows some of the outbuildings. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows some of the outbuildings. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the back of the mansion and a small outbuilding. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows some of the outbuildings. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the back of the mansion, kitchen is to the left. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the back of the mansion. Kitchen, gardens and outbuilding are to the left. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. Behind the house are steps so a person could mount a horse or get into a carriage. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the road leading to Pennsbury Manor from the road to Tullytown. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. Behind the house are step so a person could get into a carriage. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This is the front of the house facing the Delaware River. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This is the front of the house facing the Delaware River. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This shows the Delaware River looking from the estate. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. Behind the house are steps so a person could mount a horse or get into a carriage. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This is shows the gardens. -
[Former estate of William Penn, north along the Delaware River from Philadelphia]
The estate was in ruin. In 1938 the mansion house was built. This is the front of the house, the kitchen and part of the lawn. -
Illustration: "Pennsylvania Historical Commission. Pennsbury Memorial, Tullytown, PA. R. Brognard Okie, Reg. Architect, 306 Smedley St. Philadelphia, Pa."
Illustration by G. C. Sponsler, Jr.
Stamped on the back: "Photograph by Phillip Wallace, 332 S. Smedley Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." -
[Former Burton House on Main Street in Tullytown]
The home was built in 1832 at the Delaware River. Behind the home, Meehan Oil Co. has their docks.Tags Tullytown (Pa.) -
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[Aerial postcard of Levittown, PA]
Written on back of postcard: "St. Michael the Archangel Parish, founded 1953. School Chapel Convent Rectory and Bishop Egan Catholic High School. Levittown, Pa."
Image displays a section of Levittown near US Route 13, which is at the bottom of the photograph. Below Route 13 is the railroad that connects Philadelphia and New York. Also visible is Bishop Eagan School and the parish house. St. Michael's Church had not yet been built. The smaller lake has been filled in. The large lake is Levittown Lake. The section of houses around the lake is a section called Lakeside. On the top left is the Lakeside pool. On the right is the school. Additionally on the left is the Levittown Parkway. -
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[Shopping center located in Levittown, Pennsylvania]
Written on back of photograph: "Steve Leonhauser." -
[Shoppers Bazaar Center, Levittown, Pennsylvania]
Written on back of photograph: "Steve Leonhauser." -
"Red Lion Inn. Torresdale, Pa. June 8, 1906"
Located on US Route 13 along Bensalem Township side of the Poquessing Creek. -
[Lock keeper’s house]
Initially believed to be an image of canal lock #1. This was behind the former Grand Theater on Mill Street. The Delaware River is visible in the background.
From Martha Capwell-Fox, National Canal Museum: “If the photo is dated Aug. 20, 1955 that [labeling as Lock #1] cannot be accurate. For one thing, it looks very similar to the two photos we have that we know for sure were taken right after the canal closed.” -
[Image of the Delaware Canal taken from the Forge Bridge at Beaver Street looking toward Washington Street with Grundy Mill in background]
The white structure in the center is the power house and smoke stack, with the seven story Grundy Mill and clock tower. To the right is the Barber & Williamson Radio Factory and Stoneback Lumber. The canal between Beaver and Washington Street has been filled in. -
[Photograph taken from the Mill Street Bridge over the Delaware Canal looking North]
The second lock beyond the tidal lock at the Delaware River is pictured. The lock keeper's house is on the left (red). To the right, across a field is Market Street perpendicular to the canal. In the distance on the right is Leedom’s Mill water tower, and the smokestack and clock tower of the Grundy Mill. -
[“Canal Outlet Lock” at Delaware River, Bristol, PA (later turned into Mill Street parking lot)]
Beyond this lock, there were 24 locks north to Easton, PA, a total of approximately 168 feet elevation difference. The “William Doron” ferry boat, which connected Bristol and Burlington City, NJ, is pictured in the river. -
[Boat “Blue Bell” at two-mile lock, Delaware Lehigh Canal]
The two-mile lock is believed to be the lock between Green Lane and Edgely Road (Lock #4). -
[Sigafoos’ Lock or Lock #1, the first lock after the river inlet gate, part of the Delaware Canal]
The overflow goes into the canal basin. Lock is hidden by trees to right of overflow.
From Martha Capwell-Fox, National Canal Museum: "This is hard to figure, because almost certainly the whole set of waterways through Bristol changed a lot.... It seems likely that the overflow was past the lock, and I would say the lock was right alongside the locktender's house, and just not visible in the photo. On the other hand, the blueprint map, which is hard to date but is most likely a version from the 1930s, shows an overflow BEFORE the lock, dumping from the Canal Basin into the marsh.” -
[Entrance to the inlet lock of the Delaware Canal Basin at Bristol]
Up to 21 canal barges would be tied together and pulled by a tug boat (like this one) down the Delaware River to Philadelphia. The “O” symbol on the barges in this photograph identify them as belonging to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. -
[Delaware Canal tidal lock [#1] where it meets the Delaware River]
Round symbol on the center barge identifies it as property of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. At this point in the canal, the barges were either emptied or tied together and pulled down toward Philadelphia by tugboats. -
[Believed to be canal lock #3 just above Bath Street]
The house on the left was the lock keeper's house. Beyond this lock was Lock #4, located behind what later became Grundy Towers apartment complex. -
[Delaware and Lehigh Canal]
Bridge over the canal is believed to have been the bridge at Green Lane (then called Bloomsdale Road). That bridge was removed in 1932 after the operation of the canal stopped. -
"L. C & N. Co. Basen. [sic] Bristol PA"
Delaware Lehigh Canal Basin where canal boats from Easton, PA ended on the canal in Bristol, PA, before unloading or entering the Delaware River. In the background is the Dorrance Mill [1701] that was at the foot of Pond Street. The canal basin was filled in after the canal closed in the 1930s and later became a parking lot for Mill Street. -
"L.C & N. Co. Lock No. 1 Bristol PA."
This is the tidal outlet lock [aka lock #1] connecting the Delaware Lehigh Canal to the Delaware River. Beyond this lock is the Canal Basin and the Dorrance Mill is visible. Canal operated from 1830 – 1931.
The lock house featured was home to the grandparents of Francis Jason Crum who lived in Bristol until 1966. -
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"L.C & N. Co., Canal Lock No. 4 Bristol PA."
The wider water area beyond the lock is the site of Bristol’s elementary school (1999). -
[Canal Barge, “Walter Leedom” photographed on canal near Bristol]
The canal operated between Bristol and Easton from 1827-1931. -
[Lock # 2 house, last lock before the canal basin and tidal lock]
Lock is hidden behind trees to the right. -
"Canal Basin Bristol, PA 1953"
Lock tender’s house at Lock #2 behind Mill Street. Was the lock just before the canal basin, which was the end of the canal. -
[Bridge over Delaware Lehigh Canal from Easton PA to Bristol PA]
Canal operated from 1830 – 1931. -
[Delaware Canal bridge]
Likely further up the canal past Bristol, as these small wooden bridges were common in the rural areas of the canal. -
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[Image of the Delaware Canal showing barges with a lock gate open]
Based on the style of house and land beyond the lock, this lock was likely not at one of the Bristol locks.