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Typewriter Dusting Brush

Typewriter manufacturing companies of the early twentieth century often paired the machines with a manual and a cleaning kit, providing consumers with two cleaning brushes, an oil can, and a small screwdriver. This "Typewriters Companion" dusting…

Tags: 1880s, 1890s, 1900, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 300 Block, Alumni House Display, Archaeology, Business, France, Technology, Typewriting

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.

Tags: 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 419 Cooper Street, 421 Cooper Street, 424 Lawrence Street, Extended Family, Haddonfield, Merchantville, Philadelphia, Widows, World War I

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

Glass Syringe

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In the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century, doctors and patients at home relied on glass syringes to treat various conditions, including venereal diseases. Unlike hypodermic needles, these artifacts, also…

Tags: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 300 Block, Alumni House Display, Archaeology, Civil War, Health and Medicine, Illness, Men

Coy, Henry

Did the Coy family harbor a secret in their home at 101 Cooper Street?

Tags: 100 Block, 101 Cooper Street, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, Adult, Canada, Childhood, Death, Dental Implements, Ghost Stories, Johnson Park, Male, Massachusetts, Newspapers, Palmyra, Philadelphia, Sewing Machines, Stockton Township

Chinese Laundry Men

Two Chinese laundries operated on Cooper Street during the late nineteenth century.

Tags: 1880s, 1890s, 200 Block, 214 Cooper Street, 220 Cooper Street, Business, China, Crime, Immigrants, Laundries, Philadelphia, Police, Public Health

Chambers, Margaret

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

Tags: 00 Block, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 57 Cooper Street, 59 Cooper Street, 61 Cooper Street, Adult, Boarding House Operator, Female, Philadelphia, Saloons, 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

Browning, Jerusha

A member of the prominent Browning family, after the death of her husband Jerusha Browning took in boarders at 415 Cooper Street.

Tags: 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 400 Block, 415 Cooper Street, Adult, Architects, Boarding House, Boarding House Operator, Extended Family, Female, Insurance, Widows

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.

Tags: 00 Block, 1890s, 1900s, 300 Block, 312 Cooper Street, 63 Cooper Street, Adult, African Americans, Alumni House, Janitor, Male, Southern Migration, Steward, Victor Talking Machine Company, Waiter

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