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[Bristol High School Marching Band during a parade over the newly constructed Delaware River--Turnpike Toll Bridge]

Item

Dublin Core

Identifier

7.15b.064

Description

Written on back of photograph: “Dedication of Turnpike Bridge, 1956, May 25.”

This is a photograph of the opening of the Turnpike Bridge over the Delaware River that was built to connect the Pennsylvania Turnpike with the New Jersey Turnpike. The band is marching from the Pennsylvania side to the middle of the bridge. The two people carrying the “Bristol High School Banner" (left to right) are Naomi Vandergrift and Betty Haines. Kenneth Bachman, band director, can be seen marching with the band. He is on the left side.

Date

May 25, 1956

Rights

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Citation

“[Bristol High School Marching Band during a parade over the newly constructed Delaware River--Turnpike Toll Bridge],” Grundy Archive, accessed November 24, 2024, https://grundyarchive.org/items/show/2588.