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Cellar Door Club stories tell of a city boyhood
A long narrative recounts a group of Saturday evening cellar door gatherings of six boys led by Will Sampson. They share tales about ambitions, education, and differing paths, including a tale of two brothers and a mother’s urging to follow one’s calling.
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Tom Miller
Parson Miller
Jimmy Jackson
Will Sampson
Harry Wilson
John Harlan
Hans Schlegel
Tsay
Hang
Tom
Harry
Hans
Borne
Miller
Sampson
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
Jackson
Congress
David
Orchard Brook
Davie
Sam Peters
Ife
Tle
Blankville
John Larlan
Jimmy
Jersey
Molly Beach
N. J
New Jersey
England
Richmond
Winchester
Philadelphia
Mark
Reading Times
D. W. Seiler
State Agricultural Association
Kennel Club
Thirteenth
Market Streets
Association
Haies W. Marshall
James W. Marshall
California
Kelsey
Marshall
Kansas
Sutter
Fremont
Mexico
General Sutter
Coloma
Amador County
Ind
Coure
House Ofefuge
House of Refuge
Parrish Street
Board of Managers
Zoological Garden
Eliza Mann
Easton
Theodore Oliver
Minnie Mann