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This is Who We Were: In The 1900s

Table of Contents

Essay on the 1900s




Introduction




1900: Marguerite Globman, Inventor of the Streetcar Fender




1900: René “Frenchy” Trimbley, Marine First Sergeant, Boxer Rebellion




1900: Jerome Hill, Wealthy Bank Stockholder




1901: Liam Hanratty, Professional Cyclist




1901: Petros Bakolas, Shoe Factory Worker




1902: Mary Egan, 12-year-old Tenement Dweller




1903: Sarah O’Connell, Irish Nanny




1903: Edward Caufield, English Factory Manager




1903: Floyd Marioka, Japanese-American Methodist Choirmaster




1904: Lydia Ulrich, Archer




1904: Edna Shlake, 9-year-old Public School Student




1904: Jim Rosser, Farm Boy from Iowa




1905: Deirdre Mellane, 19-year-old Irish Servant




1905: Jake Hebert, Animal Conservationist




1905: Monty Mandell, Journeyman Piano Player




1907: Margaret Haley, Teacher and Organizer




1907: Jacob Heller, Wine Merchant




1907: Milton S. Hershey, Creator of Hershey’s Chocolates




1908: Henry Wood, Improved Sales through Mail-Order Seed Catalog




1908: Harold Thompson, Bank Vice President




1909: Arthur Faswell, Composer of Native American Music




1909: Edward Pierson, Soft Drink Bottling Company Partner




1909: Peter Gargan, Irish Department Store Manager




1909: Nathan Federov, 15-year-old Car Enthusiast




1909: Anzia Ravage, Romanian Seamstress




1909: Giuseppe Giacometti, Italian Bookmaker




1909: Dwight Heald Perkins, Architect




Section Two: Historical Snapshots




Early 1900s




Mid 1900s




Late 1900s




Section Three: Economy of the Times




Consumer Expeditures




Annual Income




Selected Prices




Value of a Dollar Index 1860-2016




Section Four: All Around Us—What We Saw, Wrote, Read & Listened To




All Around Us—1900s




Section Five: Census Data




State-by-State Comparative Tables: 1900, 1910 and 2010




Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910




Volume I: Population 1910




Indian Population in the United States and Alaska: 1910




Special Report: Demographic Trends in the 20th Century




Further Reading