Browse Items (17 total)
- Collection: People
Sort by:
Homan, Amos C.
A Civil War veteran, Amos Homan operated a cigar stand at 37 Cooper Street and eventually bought the building.
Tags: 00 Block, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 37 Cooper Street, Adult, Boarder/Lodger, Cigars, Civil War, Coal, Male, Retail, United Methodist Church, Widowers
Toy, Matilda
Matilda Toy is an example of an itinerant boarding house operator, moving to different rented houses from year to year.
Tags: 00 Block, 37 Cooper Street, Adult, Boarding House Operator, Female, Widows
Burrell, William H.
William Burrell, a clergyman, performed weddings for couples seeking to evade license requirements in Philadelphia.
Tags: 00 Block, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 43 Cooper Street, Adult, Clergy, Male, Methodist Episcopal, Philadelphia, Religion, Weddings
Battle, James Iverson
Once a janitor, James Battle may be the only African American to advance from a position of service on Cooper Street to heading his own household.
Chambers, Margaret
Margaret Chambers, a boarding house operator and entrepreneur, was a fixture at 59 Cooper Street for two decades beginning in 1893.
Hanmore, John
John Hanmore, a Philadelphia manufacturer, moved his family to a new home on Cooper Street during the 1880s. His death changed the family's fortunes.
Tags: 00 Block, 1880s, 65 Cooper Street, Adult, Death, Interiors, Male, Manufacturers, Philadelphia, Renovations
Waters, Helen
Helen Waters, a widow, supported her family by operating a beauty salon on the second floor of 421 Cooper Street from the 1930s to at least 1950.
Tags: 1930s, 1940s, 400 Block, 421 Cooper Street, 426 Lawrence Street, Adult, Beauticians, Cape May, Cosmetics, Female, Philadelphia, Widows
Paulson, Mary A.
Mary A. Paulson, a widow, generated income to support her family by renting out one Cooper Street house while living in another house next door.
Browning, Jerusha
A member of the prominent Browning family, after the death of her husband Jerusha Browning took in boarders at 415 Cooper Street.
Franklin, Joshua B.
Originally a livery stable operator, Joshua Franklin's life on Cooper Street spanned to the age of the automobile.