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[Max Slatoff’s Antique Store – 110 Radcliffe Street]
Pictured left to right: Chauffeur, Mr. Collins (an antique dealer from New York City who was representing the DuPonts of Delaware, purchasing antiques for Winterthur), and Mr. Slatoff. -
[Furniture store on Radcliffe Street in Bristol, PA]
Robert Clark, Sr. is holding the horse, his wife Mary is in the doorway and their two children Robert Jr. and Andrew Hunter Clark, Sr. are sitting in the wagon.
Wagon says “ROBERT CLARK” on the side.
[Family members identified by Bruce Clark, great-grandson of Robert Clark, Sr.] -
[Robert Clark, Sr. and Mary Clark standing in front of their shop at Wood & Market Streets in Bristol, PA]
The horse was named “Jim” and the dog was named “Bruce." [Identified by Bruce Clark]. -
[Clark family portrait taken in June 1918, behind 211 Market (or Wood) Streets, Bristol PA]
From left to right: Mary Clark, Robert Clark, Jr. (their son), Robert Clark, Sr., child Grace Clark in his arms, Andrew Hunter Clark, Sr., his wife Charlotte (known as “Lottie”) and their daughter Mary (baby in arms). Andrew lived from 1892-1964, Charlotte from 1893-1966. [Identified by Bruce Clark]. -
[Robert Clark, Sr. shortly before his death]
This photograph won an award for the photographer. Robert lived from 1859-1946. [Identified by Bruce Clark]. -
[McLees' Bakery cart]
John McLees was listed in the 1891-1892 Bristol Directory as being a baker with his house at 28 Mill Street. Thomas McLees appears to be the owner with his house and bakery at 28 Mill Street.
Horse cart lists 28 Mill Street, as well as 52 Wood Street on the side. -
[Gratz's Bakery at the corner of Dorrance and Wood Streets]
People unidentified. -
[Three barbers, Mike, Pete, and Joe Cuttone in front of the Mannherz Barber Shop at 125 Radcliffe Street in 1941]
There was a beauty shop next door at 127 Radcliffe Street where Nick Mannherz passed in 1969. Joe Cuttone operated the shop until he died in 2010. He had cut hair there for 70 years. -
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[Mannherz Barber Shop at 125 Radcliffe Street]
Pictured are Nicholas Mannherz (1911-1969), proprietor, and employee Joseph Cuttone. Patron is unidentified.
Nicholas purchased the shop from his father Peter’s estate in 1942. Peter died in 1941. Upon Nicholas’s death, Joe Cuttone took over the business in 1969. The building was then sold to an investor. Based on the Grand Theater poster in the photograph, this image was taken around 1946.
The Mannherz family had a farm in the Edgely section of Bristol Township. Peter originally had a barber shop in the main street in Tullytown, before moving to Bristol. Nicholas’s family moved to 283 West Circle in 1946 from an apartment at Farragut Avenue and Monroe Street. Mary Jane Mannherz was a previous director of the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library and is the daughter of Nicholas and Jane Mannherz. -
[Bicycle Shop at 613 Bath Street]
The house section remains a private residence, the shop building has been removed.
This bicycle shop was formerly owned by Charles R. Thompson, Sr. -
[Parade float for Adams-Wildblood Inc., 1427 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA]
Young women on the float are advertising the first Kaiser Frazer 1947 car. -
[Bristol Ford Company located at Beaver and Prospect Streets]
This was located opposite of the post office. Elevated railroad tracks in background. -
[Wetherill Garage on Green Lane and Farragut Avenue]
Owned by George and Betty Wetherill. Adjacent was Wetherill’s Lumber owned by Claude and Grace Wetherill. The lumber yard relocated to Bath Road at Route 413 circa the 1970s. The gasoline station was removed and an ARCO station was built and opened by John Kryvyn. The ARCO Station was closed in the 1980s and a Wawa convenience store was built (as of 2018). -
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[Winter’s Buick Garage and Dealership on Wood Street, located behind Winter’s Appliance Store at corner of Mill and Wood Streets]
Both businesses were operated by Clarence Winter. -
[Otter Street Ford Agency of Thomas Collier]
Otter Street School is the stone building in the back right of the photograph. -
"The French Shop" [advertisement]
Formerly located at 213 Mill Street. A specialty shop for theatrical costumes and beauty queen costumes. Owned by Ann L. Rago. -
"Harris Fuels, Inc." [advertisement]
Formerly located at 206 Otter Street, Bristol, PA. -
[Parade float/cart for "Emma R. DeWitt, Leading Florist, Bristol, 1878 - 1909"]
Featured (from left to right): James Schell, Hazard Hall, Eugene Highland, Mildred DeWitt, and Emma DeWitt.
Emma DeWitt was the proprietor of Bristol Flower Growers florist shop and greenhouses located on 452-470 Pond Street. -
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[316 Mill Street, in front of Downing’s Feed Store]
Later the store became Pearson’s Feed Store. Robert & Elaine Woffinger acquired the property in 1964. They operated the business for six years and then moved it to 1413 Elkins Avenue in the Edgely section of Bristol Township.
Grocery Delivery Wagon (at right) in the directory records belonged to: Sam Scott (1843-1917), wife Susanna Scott (1843-1906)
- 1871: Sam Scott, harness maker
- 1876: General store, Sam Scott
- 1884: Sam Scott, general store, house 74 Mill Street
- 1891: 74 Mill Street house
- 1894: Sam Scott, grocery & provision store, 318-320 Mill Street
- 1898: Sam Scott Merchant, 315 Mill Street
- 1905: Sam Scott Merchant, 320 Mill Street -
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[Thompson Store, 587 Bath Street]
Dora Thompson Colville (husband George Colville) was the daughter of Charles R. and Annis T. Thompson, who operated this store. Dora was a teacher in Tullytown and later in Bristol schools. -
[Lincoln Avenue, Cattani Beer Delivery]
People unidentified. -
[Ford car parked next to the former Keystone Hotel which stood at Bath and Otter Streets]
Across the street is the Acme Grocery Market on Bath Street at Otter Street. It appears that a cook and five waitresses are posing outside the hotel (all unidentified). The Keystone Hotel was formerly called the Hotel Closson. -
"Canal Bridge, Hotel Closson, Bristol, Pa."
Hotel Closson, viewed over canal bridge that connects Otter and Mill Streets. This was the terminus of the trolley line to Newtown and Philadelphia. The railroad tracks crossing the intersection required that trolley passengers walk across the tracks and continue the journey to Morrisville down Mill Street. -
[Hotel Closson (Keystone Hotel)]
“For: Ralph Radcliffe” inscribed on back. -
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[Patterson Bros. Ice Wagon]
Men unidentified. -
[E. W. Minster’s Livery Stable and Ice Depot ice wagon]
Depot located on Pond Street near Market Street. -
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[Original O'Boyle's Ice Cream wagon with Francis O’Boyle serving children]
The factory for the company was located at Farragut Avenue and Green Lane. -
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[Based upon evidence in the photograph ("Clark" is written on safe in back), believed to be Clark's Jewelry and Clock Shop owned by J. W. Clark]
In 1998, the Mill Street Business Association office was located in this building. -
[Jewelry store of Albert E. Baylies]
His son, Freeman Baylies, operated the store until 1954. Store was located on north side of Mill Street, three stores from Wood Street. -
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[Appleton Dairy wagons]
According to the 1891 Bristol directory, Appleton Dairy was listed at 154 Pond Street, Charles R. Appleton. This was also listed as his home. Bristol Cemetery records have Charles R. Appleton as having died February 17, 1900 at age 38. -
"Able Answering Service" [advertisement]
121 Pond Street, Bristol, PA -
"Farruggio's Bristol and Philadelphia Auto Express, Inc." [advertisement]
1419 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA -
"McCoy's Catering Service" [advertisement]
599 Bath Street, Bristol, PA -
"Fink Flowers and Gifts" [advertisement]
Route 13 and Point Street, Bristol, PA -
"Bristol Travel Service" [advertisement]
Hannah L. Gratz. 443 Mill Street, Bristol, PA -
"Clapham Foundry" [advertisement]
6428 Clapham Lane, Cornwells Heights, PA