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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

North Baptist Church (Research Report)

The North Baptist Church, an important community institution, stood on the site of the Rutgers-Camden Fine Arts Building.

Tags: 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 300 Block, Athletics, Baptists, Churches, Club, Community Institutions, Demolition, Fourth Street, Libraries, Linden Street, Music, North Baptist Church, Pastors, Religion, Rutgers University, Rutgers-Camden, Urban Renewal

Lawrence Street (400 Block)

Nineteenth-century, working-class rowhouses and twentieth-century garages.

Tags: 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 400 Block, Blacksmiths, Boarder/Lodger, Bricklayers, Cabinet Makers, Carpenters, Childhood, Children, Coachmen, Demolition, Dressmakers, Drivers, Extended Family, Garages, Historic Preservation, Hostlers, Investment, Laundries, Lawrence Street, Redlining, Renovations, Rutgers University, Rutgers-Camden, Tailors, Urban Renewal, Widows

Helene Apartments (Castle Apartments, 232 Cooper Street / 125 N. Third Street)

Contributing structure, Cooper Street Historic District.

Tags: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 200 Block, 2000s, 2010s, 232 Cooper Street, Apartments, Demolition, Investment, Ireland, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Romanesque Revival

Franklin, Joshua B.

Originally a livery stable operator, Joshua Franklin's life on Cooper Street spanned to the age of the automobile.

Tags: 116 Cooper Street, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 400 Block, 415 Cooper Street, 417 Cooper Street, Adult, Automobiles, Burlington County, Death, Horses, Injuries, Investment, Livery Stable, Male, Widowers

Cooper Mansion (121 Cooper Street)

Demolished home to two generations of the Cooper family, later a public library.

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

A Lost Block of Cooper Street

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

Tags: 00 Block, 1880s, 1890s, 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, Boarding House, Clergy, Demolition, Grocers, Printing, Victor Talking Machine Company, Weddings, Widows

527 Cooper Street

Contributing structure, Cooper Street Historic District.

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