Historical Society of Montgomery County - Historic Photographs of Norristown

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About This Collection

This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Norristown, Pa. - West Main from Swede to Cherry

Shops

This is a photograph of West Main St. in Norristown showing a paint store.

Norristown, Pa. - West Main from Swede to Cherry

Jewelers, Shops, Tobacconists

This photograph of West Main Street in Norristown showing a tobacconist and jewelers.

Photograph of E. Main St.

Shops

This color photograph shows E. Main St. in Norristown in the 1970's.

Photograph of E. Main St.

Shops

This photograph, dated April 1962, shows a few of the shops on E. Main St. in Norristown.

Photograph of E. Main St. below Mill St.

Shops

This is a photograph of a shop on E. Main Street in Norristown. Two women, perhaps the shop owners or staff appear in front of the building.

Photograph of E. Main St. below Mill St.

Shops

This is a photograph of two shops on E. Main Street in Norristown. People, presumably the shop owners or staff, stand in front of the buildings.

Photograph of East Main St. between Swede and DeKalb

Shops

This photograph shows several shops along E. Main St. in Norristown.

Photograph of H. S. Wismer's grocery store

Grocery trade, Shops, Grocers

This is a printed photograph of H. S. Wismer's grocery store, which was located at Elm and Willow Streets in Norristown.

Photograph of Hugh Fulton's harness shop

Shops, Harnesses

This is a photograph of Hugh Fulton's harness shop at 113 E. Main St. in Norristown. The back of the photograph is dated 1880-1881.

Photograph of Main Street

Shops

This item is a colored post card showing Main St. in Norristown.

Photograph of West Marshall St. in Norristown

Shops

This photograph is a sepia print is of 115 W. Elm St. and lists the Umsteads on the back.