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A Lost Block of Cooper Street

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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

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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