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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1905
Page
32
Classified notices from a historical newspaper listing positions and placements for black women seeking work in cleaning, office cleaning, laundry, and cooking. Entries specify locations in Washington area streets, hours, and references, with multiple ads for first class cooks and housework in private families and offices.
A dense catalog of help wanted notices listing dishes washers dressmakers housekeepers and general labor by colored and white women across multiple streets and avenues in Washington DC. Entries specify positions such as dishwasher housekeeper laundress dressmaker and general work with varying hours and residency notes.
Multiple laundress advertisements offer at home or external washing by first class colored women. Listings include addresses such as 488 School St SW, 2218 Brightwood Ave EA, 3610 Sherman NW, 1133 20th St NW, and 1006 T St NE. Various promises of reliable work, low prices, and references, with mentions of day or week washing, curtains laundering, and small family service.
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