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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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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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