Historical Society of Montgomery County - Historic Photographs of Norristown

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This collection consists of historic photographs of Norristown, Pa., from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Photograph of E. Main St.
Photograph of E. Main St.
parades
This photograph of the 100 block of E. Main St. appears to show an event, perhaps a parade.
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Norristown (Pa.)
Photograph of Jonathan Thomas's house, East Main Street, below Arch St., Norristown
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Mills, Norristown (Pa.)
Photograph of Guest and Longaker's Mill
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Norristown (Pa.)
Photograph of Jonathan Thomas's house
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Photograph of E. Main St. below Arch
Mills, Norristown (Pa.)
Photograph of Hunter's Mill
Photograph of E. Main St. below Mill St.
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.
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 E. Main St. below Mill St.
Photograph of E. Main St. below Mill St.
Bakeries
This photograph shows a bakery and its owners on E. Main St. in Norristown.
Photograph of E. Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Photograph of E. Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Norristown (Pa.)
This photograph shows a row of houses on E. Main St. between Swede and DeKalb. A hardware store and billiard hall are also visable.
Photograph of E. Main St. in Norristown
Photograph of E. Main St. in Norristown
theaters
This photograph shows East Main St. in Norristown showing the Grand Opera House, the Daily Herald, and S. H. Cope's photography studio.
Photograph of E. Main St. showing Grand Opera House
Photograph of E. Main St. showing Grand Opera House
theaters
This photograph shows East Main Street in Norristown. The Grand Opera House, originally built in 1874.
Photograph of East Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Photograph of East Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Norristown (Pa.)
This photograph shows a stretch of E. Main St. in Norristown. It shows a cooper's (barrel maker's) shop.
Photograph of East Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Photograph of East Main St. between Swede and DeKalb
Shops
This photograph shows several shops along E. Main St. in Norristown.
Photograph of East Main Street in Norristown
Photograph of East Main Street in Norristown
Norristown (Pa.)
Photograph of E. Main St. between Swede and DeKalb showing Stroud's photography studio.
Photograph of East Main Street in Norristown
Photograph of East Main Street in Norristown
Norristown (Pa.)
This sepia toned photograph is a picture of Taylor's Hat and Cap Store and Sullivan's fur store at 84 E. Main St.
Photograph of Elston Building
Photograph of Elston Building
Norristown (Pa.)
This is a photograph of the Elston Building on East Main Street between Swede and DeKalb. It was later the site of a Woolworth Store.
Photograph of Fornance building
Photograph of Fornance building
Norristown (Pa.)
This is a black and white photograph of the Fornance building on the southwest corner of Penn and Swede Streets in Norristown.
Photograph of Fornance building
Photograph of Fornance building
Norristown (Pa.)
This is a sepia toned photograph of the Fornance building at the southwest corner of Penn and Swede Streets in Norristown.
Photograph of Grand Theater
Photograph of Grand Theater
newspapers, theaters
This photograph shows the Grand Theater and the Daily Herald building. It was taken from the elevated railroad track.
Photograph of H. S. Wismer's grocery store
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.