MEMORY LANE

PHOTOS

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1. Employees of Alan Wood Circa 1915

2. Warrell's Building

East Second Avenue & Fayette Streets

3. 1st Burgess

(October 26, 1967) - A portrait of Conshohocken’s First Burgess, John Wood, was accepted by Conshohocken Borough Council president, Dominic A. Ruggiero (seated), from the Conshohocken Historical Society. At the presentation ceremony were from left, the Rev. Leon F. Krajewski, paster of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church; Ruggiero, William F. Collins, representing the historical society; the Rev. Marshall W. Lee (behind Collins) of St. Paul's Baptist Church; James Wood, a descendant of Burgess John Wood, who served the borough in 1850, and Howard Read, also a descendant of John Wood who spoke about his ancestor. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

4. Alan Wood Steel Company

5. Conshohocken Post Office

Conshohocken's new post office the day before it officially opened on April 18, 1928. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

6. Glassine Paper Company

Located on Balligomingo Road, West Conshohocken. (Year unknown)

7. Glassine Paper Company Rewinder Machines

Rewound main paper product into customer-specified sizes.

8. Hoeffecker Building

Conshohocken Elementary Schools’ Hoeffecker Building, located at 3rd and Harry Streets (February 2, 1923). This photo was of one three buildings erected in1869. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

9. Main Paper Machine

Glassine Paper Company

10. Governor Scranton.jpg

Pennsylvania Governor Scranton was welcomed by a group of students when he arrived to dedicate Montgomery County Community College, in Conshohocken, on October 18, 1966. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

11. Vincent Flocco

Conshohocken shoe store merchant, Vincent Flocco, (November 16, 1968), points out piping destined to carry water uphill on Fayette St., to William Cooper of West Conshohocken, an employee of the Alan Wood Steel Co. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

12. Glassine Paper Company Leadership

Fifth from left: Jasper H. Purcell of Conshohocken. (Year unknown)

13. Five of the last members of American Legion Post 129

They met weekly on the second floor of the Post (129 Forrest Street) to challenge their card playing skills and to share pocket change among themselves, 1960s. Left to right are ? Dutill, "Hap" Hoagland, ?, Jasper Purcell, and ?.

14. Commercial Corridor

Conshohocken Commercial Corridor (intersection of Fayette Street and First Avenue), on January 1,1904. (Photo authorized for use by the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA.)

15. American Legion Post 129, 1973

VFW John DeHaven American Legion Post 129 members enjoyed a trip to Brant Beach, New Jersey, in September of 1973. (Please help us to identify these legionnaires.)