Employment listings for colored workers and service staff
Classified help wanted notices seeking colored porters and drivers, laborers, elevator operators, cooks, waiters, bellhops, gardeners, tailors, and other service staff. Listings specify locations around Washington areas, pay rates such as 23 rents per hour, $8 per week, or monthly wages, and require applying at various addresses or box numbers. Many entries emphasize race and gender in recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chirag
Big den
Gowl
Tanias
Tiventar
Aly Roadey Hot
Lerstand
Stoneleigh Court
Tarher
Cam Wiolcan & i
Saks & Co
C. Levis
Springer
Plaza
North Capitol
Ilmen
Burlington
Vermont Ave
Washington
17Th
Gut
Oxford
Help Wanted Ads Visible In Washington D C Classifieds
A dense list of job postings across multiple trades and roles. Listings include young men for stock clerk and delivery roles, waitresses, cooks, and houseworkers. waitresses colored and white. sewing, tailor and millinery apprentices. housemaids, chambermaids, and general laborers. clerical and office positions for young women. and domestic help ads. Probing notes show addresses and contact references for Goldenberg’s, Hecht & Co, and various apartment blocks, with compensation hints from weekly wages and monthly salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederica Kew
Barber College
King’s Palace
Pace
Washington DC
Pierce Wardman
Comte
Stoneleigh Court
Pireman
Dupont
Campbell's
Rome
Cary
Washington
Washington Post
AEO Burkha
Ravtas Verchants
Collins Pharmacy
Ga Ave
Rock Creek Choteh
Lafayette
Gd Tv
Abramson
Angel Gaol
Armort
Victor Barber
Fmt
Hritzes & Buildings Tinion Station
Wanlmd
Tai Park Rd
Cleinern
Permond
Stonele
Stone Felzh
Howlery Mince
Peafe Waste Co
Tady Gu
Wilte
Hame
Worrens
Colum
Cheilton Department
Washington Point
Cleveland
Hecht & Co
Fairmont St
Young Lady
Northern couple seeks caretaking position estate
A Northern couple seeks a country estate caretaking role. They list available housing at 210 Jonfer Building 28 Goon and note reliable staff including a white and colored cook, a maid, and waiters. Contact Col Employment Agency, 1802 Asth St NW 28 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonfer
Goon
Cooke Maida Waiters &E Col Employment Agency
Asth St Nw
Classified Help Wanted and Lost Items in Washington Area
Multiple small ads seek chemists aide, clerk, typist, waitress, chambermaid, dressmaker, cook, nurse, manager, and grounds care. Also offers for repair, color categories, and a large list of lost items including watches, pocketbooks, pins, and a collie named Fritzie, with rewards and contact boxes.
Massager and clairvoyant ads fill city personals page
A jumble of personals seeks readers for clairvoyants palmists and psychics offering cheap readings and private consultations. Listings include Mrs De Laine, Zancigs, Prof Stevens, Justis Ol Stand, and others with prices from 50 cents to ten dollars. Also ads for buying clothing, jewelry, and secondhand goods, plus a Bradford detective service detailing investigations and confidential negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Brechts Ciairvavant
Lear
Son
Justis
Metzerott
MG Partridge
Used Autos for Sale Packapd 30 Open and Close Bodies
Numerous automobilia listings selling used cars and parts from multiple vendors. Items include Studebaker and Ford models, electric cars, roadsters, touring cars, and a Westinghouse rectifier. Prices range from $100 to $800, with contact details and locations in Washington area listings. Many entries advertise quick sale, new tires, painted finishes, and upholstering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebiker Garford
Tip Garage
Wesley
Hendrick Co
Moner
Stow Phone North
Westinghouse
Mercury
Cook & Stoddard Co
North Capitol St
Miscellaneous for sale items and personal ads listing
A dense mix of miscellaneous for sale items and personals including furniture such as oak tables dressers and chests two bedroom suites office items sewing machines and a variety of kitchen utensils plus musical instruments and bicycles. Also notes on positions sought by a man seeking work and small ads for lost items rewards and services. The listings reference specific streets and local businesses and include requests for a reward and notices about employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Mont Apt
Stone &c North
Auto Repairing Overland Specialists and Garages in DC
A crowded listing shows Overland specialists and multiple garages offering repair services for all makes, with Fords fixed while you wait. Advertised are roadsters and touring cars of various makes from 1913 to 1917, radiators, tires, batteries, and used cars for sale, plus parts and service guarantees and trade-ins. Numerous addresses on 14th and L Streets NW are cited for Henderson Rowe Auto Co and other auto dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Specialists
Sharp & Francis Dewey
Rob Roy Mackey
al Automobile
Gee & Luxedo
Stidebaker
Cadiac
Oakland
Reo
WAI Tirl and Rubrest CO
14Th St
Agents Auto Coo., Inc
Fords Ford
Quinn Mosqor Car Company
DAVIS
Geylinder Continental Motor
Detco
B. Gish, Inc
Packard
Gensberg & Richman
Manhattan
Moore Secor
Martin
Lincoln
Weschler
Sidney Hechinger House Wrecking Co
Columbia Idea
Ondiffen
Bolland
Vernon St Nw
Coich Teather
New Orleans
Concord
Oregon
THE
Post Trust
POST
Washington
Palm Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
By M’manus
Ed Sabes
Eastland
Weil
Soc
Bcs
Ani Cook
Palace Laundry
9Th St
Grafton
Universite Cll
Roore Sar
Marcin & Xeoung
Fondation Co 3d
M Ste
Iaberar
Busselman
Enlesmin
Fagustan
Dowtow
Taridee
Kats
Avanement
Dupont Lamiry
Shepman
Harvard
Dragonds
Fisenmanns
Brlabel
Gsistant Cook
Chicago
Bsatchman
ADI Ea Tailoring College
Chambdormaid
Foy
Tomat
Fuchs
Hetchen Mand
Belmont Rf
Ompflent
Thewias
Gil Frog
Bostonw
Cateth
Ste Aw
Ontario
Keokuk
Chevy Chase
New Jord
Palace
P. Telephone Co
12Th St. N. W
California
Irvin
J. H. Sears
Klingle Road
Rock Creek Park
Shoreham Hotel
Hellavisla
Prince
Nwar Pom Kean
Willard Howl
Florida
Ste
Chapin
Apt
Occidental
Maleigh
Greene
Postofica
Woodward
Policiman
Sth
New York
T Smith
Long Bridge
Golden Co
Tavenner
St Nw
Yincoln Park
Bureau Ene
Wisconsin
Harper Bureau
Mme
DE Laine
Wilson
Eye ST. N. W
Cale City
J Tarshes
MR. Daoud
Scientific East
Q ST NW
Ticheta
Louis Abraham
Pat Mist
Wanon City
Cuburb
Zancigs
Ahova
Sam
Bradford
Sotthorn
Phon West
Chan Tler Caren
Gary
Care Land
Columbia
Hudson
Maxwell
Trips &E
Dayton
Miami
Haverford Co
Boutoir
G. Kurtz
Ce Wen
iMah
Gilter
Haynes & Co
Bush & Gerts
Arthur Jordan Piano Co
Sterner
Victrola
G. Smith Piano CO
F Street
Kleeblatt’s
11Th & H Sts. N. E
Perfert
Todd
Atidcntivn
Deugatore
Incindina
Southern Bank
Georgetown
Great Falla
Addrens
New Hampshire
Amumal Rescue Teague
Henderson-Rowe Auto Co
Hatmere
DFBAL
Senge Ryan’s
JAS Ryan Prep
Faoppr
Wantel
Burch & Kleps Inc
Fater & Rortzmeann
Cath
Mike Teed
Womakes
Pries Guaranteed
Frank Ao
Randolph Pl
Underwood
BI Ying Wholesale Writing Machine CO
Florida Avenue North
Io City
East Capitol
Ani
Benning
Hon
Mans
Ali
Evans
Evans Roig
Choi
FORUY
Lorenz Jewelry CO
Ota
Gayety Theater
To & Anid
Welsenberg
F St
Anita J Levin
Albany
Olson Melean
Owen KO Kruitt
Santary
Supreme Court District of
Limita Sine Court Court of Claire
Mer
Gett Murer
D. Alpher
E Hensley
Thor
Eny
F. T
Lartice
Chiffon
Bath
Edalta Kenth van Col
Imortnyon
Tm von & Ge
Vate Bame
Reasonell
OTH &T
Reactiabe
Park Trenal
Tareas
Cynder
Eng
Stinemetz F St
Cor
Rogers Peet Company Lothes
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!