Classified Help Wanted Listings from Early City Paper
A fragmented 1834 era classified page shows job ads for an oyster shucker in a White area, a paper hanger seeking reliable nonunion work, a photographer seeking a position, a student after school work by a neat honest colored boy, a plumber's helper, and a young colored porter seeking bar porter or elevator boy work with brief contact data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ave
Proctor
10Th St
4Th St
Prospect St
Prospect St Me
TM Manufacturing
Corcoran St
Kings Ct
Peat
Ferson
A. Ee
KB St. Nw
St. Nw
Douglas Gourt
Miller Et
Cedar Ecourt
St Mary Court
N. Latico
Ward Plaw
Machinis
8Th St. Aw
Howard University
U St. Nw
Prospect St. Ne
Vo. Ave
Laurin KE
Barkeener
Patterson St
Patterson St Ne
Fenton St. Ne
St. S
12Th St. Nw
Rock d
Dumbar
Ion Ave
Classified Help Wanted Ads of Colored Workers in Washington DC
A dense list of job notices from a historical Washington DC newspaper, showing rooms for waiters and waitresses, chambermaids, watchmen, cleaners, and general help. Entries name positions, locations like NW and SW streets, and often provide brief references or contact details for young colored applicants seeking hotel, private family, or office work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Sw
13Th St
iPoor
St. Nw
10Th St. Ow
St. Ave
Ward Pi
Ridge St
D.c
Pierce Blow
Fnglel
Lith St
Capitol
Atgn
Or & News-Stand
Ambush Ogurt
K St. Nw
L St. Nw
Pee iManent
Artor
Esk Hox
Booker
S St Nw
Ae Srorch
Lith
Rock Court
Roe St. Nw
Fenton St. Nw
Church St. Nw
Gore Ee
Cleveland Ave
St Nw
24Th St
Fenton St
St. Aw
Armory Place
Patterson St
Gorman
Pat
Gorma
Temby
Honryetta Herndon
Ored
Ion
T St. Nw
4Th St. Nw
R. I. Ave
R St
U Nw
Q St
Grise
Jane
Ae Uw
Iet Berma
Earl
Cap
Va, Ave
Newport Pl
Auldrer
Vt. Ave
Troga
Bal N.Y. Ave
Florida Ave
Wilson St
Baltmore
Europe
FIRST
Nat
Jefferson At
Marshall
Va. Ave
Pete
Flat
Seaton St Ne
Seaton St
Ward
Patterson
Jackson St
Rock
Jackson
Fenton St. Ne
Church At
Fatterson
Uet
Igor
Housheheper
Gpaperon Tittle
Spanialnterview
Drezs
Drezs Box 120, Hia 6. Ree
Lad Witte
Mins Housheemephr
Posititon
Eve Ee
Church St
Red Gal DE Sires
St Mary's Ok
Wanted Female Cook and Domestic Help Listings
A dense classified section of job ads seeks colored women for cookery and housekeeping in private homes and hotels. Many want first class, reliable, or experienced cooks with strong references, some offering housework plus laundry or dressmaking tasks, across multiple Northwest and Southwest addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooe
Seaton
Kat
Covington St
Kings
Og Bnows
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D St Nw
Betel
U. S. Nary
Crabtree Ct
Atthy
Furnach
Carh
Sd St. Sw
Ohio Ave
Jefferson Ave
Howsebo
Va Ave
EB St
Shepherd's Court
D St
Louis
Fenton St. A
Gox Seurt
farliNy
Carcoran Nw
Papitis Tefs
Freeman Pl
Betan St
30Th St
Potunwonie Uy Vonte
Plach
Fiat
Fla. Ave
Rhode Island Ave
I St
Kitichen
Delaware Ave
Cedar St
8Th St Nw
Pst
Howard
Kelly
Nichols Ave
Anacostia
Pat Nw
Oliver St
Virginia Se
Del
Armory St. Sw
7Th St
Pomeroy St
Wusen St
Sore Son Inn
Heckman
Roanoke
Sterlingworth
Walt
Iy Vate
Patterson At
Lincoln Ave
Sth
Decatur St
St. Ne
St. Ave. Nw
Grant Age
Bition
Vt Ave
Renga Eelie Te Atchman
Thoroughdy
Ist
Pierce At
Nursh
14Th St. Nw
Rock Et
T. Aye
Srw
Coleaning Saas
Shabinis Omagh GS
North
Iéth
4Th St. A
New Hampshire Ave
Ward Pl
Lst
Armory
Y. Ave
Seth
11Th St. Nw
20Th St. Nw
Best
St St. Nw
Pease
Foo
Perron
Te Bose
Plage
Cook
B. H
North d. Nw
Anacostias
S&caton St
Doetor
St. Ow
C St
Hnehal Ose
Chih St
Ua Church
Podon
Roupewerky
Peel ‘Boal
Cael
Abe Bt Nw
16Th St. Nv
Nic
Niew Spap
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