Browse Items (7 total)

  • Tags: 00 Block

LostBlock-draft.pdf
Expansion of the Victor Talking Machine Company spelled the end for a block of houses on Cooper Street between Front Street and Delaware Avenue.

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.

Margaret Chambers, a boarding house operator and entrepreneur, was a fixture at 59 Cooper Street for two decades beginning in 1893.

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.

William Burrell, a clergyman, performed weddings for couples seeking to evade license requirements in Philadelphia.

Matilda Toy is an example of an itinerant boarding house operator, moving to different rented houses from year to year.

A Civil War veteran, Amos Homan operated a cigar stand at 37 Cooper Street and eventually bought the building.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2