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Beatrice Chanler

Charlottesville, 7 May 1880 – Manhattan, 19 Jun 1946

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  • Born7 May 1880, Charlottesvillenot verified1 source
  • Died19 Jun 1946, Manhattannot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 May 1880

    Born in Charlottesville

  2. 16 Nov 1907

    A son is born

  3. 19 Jun 1946

    Dies in Manhattan, aged 66

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Charlottesville.

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

The 1880s · Beatrice is born in Charlottesville

Who governed

What people wore

Corset Pressure for Hourglass Figures

To achieve a fashionable hourglass figure, women's corsets could exert as much as eighty pounds of compacting pressure on the body.

Getting around

Railroads replace steamboats

As railroads expanded in the 1880s and 1890s, they made river steamboats increasingly inefficient and costly, eventually causing river transportation for passengers to fall by the wayside.

At the table

Five-cent beer and free lunch perk

In cities, a workingman could purchase a five-cent beer at a local saloon that included a free lunch of sausage, cheese, beans, bread, and sauerkraut.

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.Around the world · 1889–1890

The “Russian flu”. A flu pandemic travelled the world by rail and steamship in a few months, killing about a million people.

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In the news1882

Chinese Exclusion Act Passed in 1882

The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended immigration of Chinese laborers under penalty of imprisonment and deportation.

Music

Popularity of Parlor Organs

Following the Civil War, parlor organs, also known as reed or cabinet organs, became highly popular in American homes. Manufacturers marketed them as elegant pieces of furniture suitable for even the most sumptuously furnished rooms.

Daily life

The heavy labor of water collection

A typical housewife carried water from a pump, well, or spring 8 to 10 times daily, hauling roughly 36 tons of water over a year. Many families without running water used chamber pots or outdoor privies.