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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
7
A dense classified page lists numerous employment notices across trades and services. It includes apprenticeships for electricians plumbers printers and bakers, plus roles for bellhops bartenders bakers and drivers. Several listings specify race and age, with colored job seekers seeking positions in hotels, private homes, and offices.
Classified notices list a parade of roles for a colored workforce including carriage drivers waiters cooks clerks chauffeurs and more. Entries promise steady work references and wages near neighbors Washington Street Dumbarton Avenue and various Northwest DC streets, with notes of experience eligibility and private family positions.
A dense ad list from a historical city paper showing numerous notices seeking driver jobs. Many entries specify young colored men offering to drive wagons or delivery carts, with varied experience, references, and addresses across neighborhoods. Several white applicants and other service roles appear, including a drug clerk, elevator worker, and engineer, all seeking employment with preferred employers or private families.
Classified help wanted notes show colored and white workers seeking positions across multiple trades. Entries include fireman, furnace man, footman, general labor, grocery clerk, houseman, janitor, hotel waiter, stablehand, and inside work with various references and locations mainly in Washington DC areas.
Classifieds list numerous colored men seeking janitor, laborer, or general work in Washington area. Entries show addresses, ages, references, and willingness to perform any honest labor including houseman duties, elevator work, and outdoor tasks.
A long classified list offers positions for a young man with schooling and adults in real estate, office work, oyster shucking, and skilled trades. Many entries request colored workers for porter, painter, plasterer, paper hanger, plumber, organist, and other trades. Some ads seek a good character with references, others emphasize experience, non union work, and wages.
A lengthy classified list seeks colored youths and men for duties from shoemaking and sign painting to stable work, steamer fitting, waiter, watchman, and general labor across Washington DC areas. It includes contact points, ages, and references, with several white applicants noted for specific trades.
Classified notices seek work in late 19th or early 20th century Washington area. Listings include bookkeepers cashiers cashiers and chambermaids, many entries specify colored or white women with references. Referrals and address details provided, some specify private families and hotels.
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