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[[File:Copper-Kettle-Tea-Room Los-Angeles-Postcard-Front-1.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Copper Kettle Tea Room, 23 Mercantile Place, Los Angeles, California, postcard front, circa 1909; the Copper Kettle opened in 1908 under the proprietorship of two sisters, Smith college alumna Harriet Morris (1880 - 1961) and Barnard College alumna Mildred Morris, and their friend Beatrice Wigmore; in addition to tea and light lunches, The Copper Kettle also sold Japanese and Chinese basketry and gift wares; by 1915 they also marketed a line of confections which were sold along the Southern Pacific Railroad; the building that housed The Copper Kettle was demolished in 1923]]
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[[File:Copper-Kettle-Tea-Room Los-Angeles-Postcard-Front-1.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Copper Kettle Tea Room, 23 Mercantile Place, Los Angeles, California, postcard front, circa 1909. The Copper Kettle opened in 1908 under the proprietorship of two sisters, Smith college alumna Harriet Morris (1880 - 1961) and Barnard College alumna Mildred Morris, and their friend Beatrice Wigmore. In addition to tea and light lunches, The Copper Kettle also sold Japanese and Chinese basketry and gift wares; by 1915 they were marketing a line of confections that were sold along the Southern Pacific Railroad. The building that housed The Copper Kettle was demolished in 1923.]]
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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent

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Copper Kettle Tea Room, 23 Mercantile Place, Los Angeles, California, postcard front, circa 1909. The Copper Kettle opened in 1908 under the proprietorship of two sisters, Smith college alumna Harriet Morris (1880 - 1961) and Barnard College alumna Mildred Morris, and their friend Beatrice Wigmore. In addition to tea and light lunches, The Copper Kettle also sold Japanese and Chinese basketry and gift wares; by 1915 they were marketing a line of confections that were sold along the Southern Pacific Railroad. The building that housed The Copper Kettle was demolished in 1923.

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