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

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

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.

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

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.

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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.

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.
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