Correspondence, 1882-1898.

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Correspondence, 1882-1898.

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Major business correspondents are C. A. McDowell and W. S. McDowell of Nicholas Ashton and Sons, Liverpool, salt proprietors; William A. Hazard of Francis D. Moulton and Company, New York, salt merchants; and Samuel Thompson's Nephew and Company, New York, importers of burlaps, bagging, yarns, etc. The correspondence is also reflective of his involvement in the development of Philadelphia's harbor and commerce. Many letters to Tucker, an avid sportsman, concern various club activities, particularly the League of American Wheelmen and other bicycling associations. There is scattered material from family of routine nature including many notes from his sister Irene H. Clark.

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League of American Wheelmen

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The League of American Wheelmen first began in New Port, R.I. in 1880 and was the governing body for bicycle racing at that time. The organization continues to survive as the League of American Bicyclists providing cycling education for adults and children. It also sponsors the biennial "Bicycle Educators Leaders Conference" and the "Safe Routes to School" program. From the description of League of American Wheelmen ephemera, 1894 [manuscript]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat recor...

Clark, Irene H.

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Tucker, William Robinson, 1845-1930

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Tucker was manager for the counting house of John R. Penrose which operated a line of sailing vessels between Liverpool and Philadelphia and was primarily involved in the salt trade. At the same time, Tucker was secretary of the Philadelphia Board of Trade and served in various capacities with the Board of Port Wardens, Joint Executive Committee for the Improvement of the Harbor, the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, the National Board of Trade, and the Philadelphia Bourse. From the de...

Moulton, Francis D. and Company.

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McDowell, William S.

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McDowell, Charles A.

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Philadelphia, Pa. Board of Trade

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Port of Philadelphia (firm).

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Hazard, William A.

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Biographical note: Architect; William Hazard came to Tucson, Arizona in 1942 and was licensed as an architect in 1949. He worked with Scholer, Sakellar and Faller, then later with Terry Atkinson. In 1959 he formed a partnership with Robert R. Reid. He worked on the Clam Building, additions to Mansfield Junior High School, the U of A Environmental Research Laboratory, the polar bear habitat at Reid Park Zoo, and additions to the Arizona Historical Society building on Second Street. Fr...

Ashton, Nicholas and Son.

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