Bradford, PENNSYLVANIA - Kendall Refinery - 1947:  Bradford is a city in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It is located close to the border with New York state and approximately 78 miles (126 km) south of Buffalo, New York. Home to an oil refinery, Zippo headquarters and a University of Pittsburgh branch campus, Bradford is the principal city in the population was 7,825 at the 2020 United States Census.  The city is home to American Refining Group (formerly Kendall), and their line of specialty products. Along with being Bradford's longest running active business, ARG is the oldest continuously operating refinery in the United States. It celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006. Since ARG purchased the refinery in the mid-1990s, employment has almost doubled to just under 300 in February 2009.  This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1947, is in good condition.  Tichnor Quality Views.  Boston, Mass.  No. 69699.  Printed by Thomas Photographer. Warren, PA.