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Sidney Ashley Chanler

16 Nov 1907 – 14 Nov 1994

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 16 Nov 1907

    Born

  2. 1 Apr 1935

    A daughter is born

  3. 14 Nov 1994

    Dies, aged 86

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1900s · Sidney is born

Who governed

Music

Mail order catalogs made instruments accessible locally

Mail order catalogs began allowing Americans in remote rural areas to easily obtain musical instruments like mandolins and banjos.

Daily life

Kerosene lamps provided limited household light

In the early 1900s, rural families primarily used kerosene lamps for light, which provided only about 25 watts of illumination and required messy weekly maintenance to clean soot from glass chimneys.

What it cost

Weekly earnings for workers

An unskilled worker in the early 1900s earned about $10 a week, while many textile workers averaged around $8.76 for a full week's work in 1911.

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.Around the world · 1903–1906

Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain

What people wore

The versatile shirtwaist blouse

The shirtwaist, a simple long-sleeved blouse, was a staple for working women because it could be tucked into a single skirt, making it appear as though she owned multiple outfits.

Getting around

Rural travel by wagon in 1900

In 1900, many rural residents lived in small towns without a train station, often requiring a two-hour wagon ride to reach the nearest railway.

At the table

Shift to prepackaged food items

Housewives traditionally scooped oats and flour from grocers' barrels, but companies like Quaker and Pillsbury began selling them in prepackaged containers.