Wanted Situations for Colored Women in Domestic Service
Numerous short classifieds seek female colored workers for cooking, chambermaid, laundress, ironing, and day work in private homes, hotels, or boarding houses in Washington area. Entries request experience, references, and availability for full or part time duties including general housework, dressmaking, and washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th St
Navy Place
Belmont Ave
Fla. Ave
30Th St
Georgetown
Dressmaking and domestic help ads in DC area
A dense classified listing seeks dressmakers and domestic workers. Items include colored women offering dressmaking by order, plain sewing, and gown work. numerous general housework, cleaning, laundry, and serving positions posted with contact addresses in Anacostia and northwest DC. Multiple names, addresses, and shifts appear.
Wanted Domestic Help in Negro Neighborhoods and Houses
Classified ads seek diverse colored women and girls for housework, laundry, cleaning, and light domestic tasks in private families and offices. Notes include day by day or at home work, references, and locations across Mount Pleasant, Anacostia, and surrounding Washington areas with multiple contact boxes and addresses.
LAUNDRESS ADS Bloom in Anacostia for at home or out
A dense civic ledger of laundress advertisements lists numerous colored women offering washing ironing and drying services at home or in private families across Anacostia and nearby streets. Many entries specify location Sheridan avenue 1st street sw 14th street se and C street se with notes on private family work daily rates and references.
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S St
Pomeroy St
W St
Sheridan Ave
Anacostia
Navy Place
20Th St
Wilson St Nw
Wilson St
Blackburn Ct
Bet
8Th St. Nw
Hester Chinn
K St. Nw
Franklin
Greg. Ave
1St St. Dw
Stow
Sthaw
Worth Ct
New Jersey Ave
T St
O’neil's
Hees
St. Eete
Farragut Nw
Martha Scioterville
Eridan Ave
D. C
Volta Place
K St
16Th St
Disney St Nw
COUR
Navy Piace
Pomeroy St. Nw
Irving St
Brightwood Ave
Gocr Ene
Grant Ave
9Th St. Nw
G St
D.C
Dent Pl
Bell’ Et
Prospect Ave
Smee
Congress St
Addresa
St. Nw
Nichols
Dbd
Susie Snowden
Sherdan
Suisea
Ganere Neta
Young Colores
7Th St. Be
St. Be
Church St. Nw
Irving Et
Romeegy
Rae Glass
9Th Et
15Th St
Chapin
Tcre
Sth
Sr, Nw
Ee Nw
Virginia
Dowell Carson
Charlottesville
Aurore Line
Asa Johnson
Anc
Ellen Bowers Sheridan
Bowen
Sheridan Ae
Saras Ash Sheridan
Anscostia
D. CL
Sheridan Avi
S. C. Ave
Howard Ave
Agnes Goodelle
St. Sw
St. Se
Navy Pl
Brown
Ct. Be
Reeves Ft
Reeves At
Reeves
Cook's Ct
Sehen Lniney
Reeves Ct
Reeves Et
St. i Neepee
13Th St. Nw
12Th St. Nw
15Th
Lth
M Sts
9Th St
O'Neil
del, Ave
Knox Alley
Kriax
Sullivan’s Ct
Sullivan's Ct
Capitol St
F St. Ne
13Th St. Se
18Th St. Ss
St. Ao
Ldth
Colored Woman, Small Family Washing Or Linens. 127 Id St
Tesday
12Th St. Ne
Reeves Ct. Nw
Reeves’ Ct
Drth
Qst. Nw
Navy
Va. Ave
14Th St. Se
Capitol Et
East Capitol
East Capitol St
14Th St
16Th Se
Mass
Laundress Advertisements From Anacostia and D.C. Area
A flood of classifieds seeks Black women to wash and iron at home or go out. Listings name names of workers by neighborhood in Washington and Anacostia with notes on experience, rates, and reliability. Copies reference F and 18th streets, Reeves court, Sumner and Nichols avenues, and multiple numbered streets.
Laundress Ads From Anacostia District Listings
A dense, period classified collection shows numerous laundress notices. Colored women offer at home service or daily pick up and delivery in Anacostia and nearby Washington addresses. References include Sheridan Avenue Champlain Champlain Champlain Ave Navy Place and 14th Street locations with varying terms.
Light Housework and Nurse Help Wanted Ads Across DC
Classified notices seek colored and white women for light housework nursing and office cleaning in Washington DC area. Listings include Pomeroy and 8th Street NW and SE, Grant Avenue NW, Anacostia, and 7th Street se with variations on light chores nurse aides and chambermaids and office cleaning roles. Strong entities include Pomeroy Street NW 8th Street NW 7th Street SE Cites many addresses and roles.
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8Th St
Sth
Rose
Grant Ave
7Th
St. Nw
S.C
Capabi
Nichols
Anacostia
D.C
Sumner St
H St
Grant
Fitzhugh Court
Gay
7Th St
Rose Ton
Ave
A. C
Te Mornces
Pomeroy St
Tnor
Sheridan Ave
Adelle McPherson
Stanton Avs
O'Neil
Delaware Ave
Volta Place
36Th St. Nw
Wilson St
St. Sw
Young Secred
Momen
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St. Fant
Railroad Ave
Sumner Ave
Champlain Ave
I St
C St
Brown's Court Se
Marshall Sr Nw
Marshall St
Wilson
St. Ne
Amd
Moss GB
Franklin St
Hagerstown
Cultura
Ith
Princeton Gt
Niewera
Aeth
10Th St
Lear
Anacosta
le Sk
Awe
Pogse Orig
Laeidan Ave
Hogseore
D.C. E
Corcoran
Lian Ee
F St
Mass. Ave
Ter
Fox
Houshkheper
Seo
de Brown
Caroline Clare
Sumner
Cook
O'Neill
Fenton St. Nw
18Th St
Summer St
Madaline Simms
Empton Road
Savatar
O'Neil's
D. Sw
Willowtree Dt
16Th Nw
Mt. Press
Mt. Pleasant
16Th St. Nw
Mc Pleasant
St. Sf
de Granteve
Lanudry
Pete
Shadd’s Row
Pomeroy FE
Oak
St. Deve
Bland’s Ct
Bland’s
Bland's Ct
Hubert Ct
Bea Berk
Pomeroy Nw
Ay Son St. Nw
Wilson St. Nw
F St Nw
24Th St. Nw
Harrison
Ist
Rome
City
K St. Sw
Booth
Sth St. Nw
Brightwood Aye
Grant LE TN Ee
Heeves St
North Ct
North Ct.nw
O'Neal's Court
Sera Road
Sulli- Yan's Court Sn
Expe EN Cee
Sheridan _ave
Wallach St
Au ES Bay
Maria Knight
Nichols Ave
Landreess
Mary Gordon
Mary Williams
Turd Stephens
D. i
Ae Dey
Ansonia
Summer Ave
D C
Meridan Ave
D Cc
B.C
Cooksey
Arno Rse Ashina
ENE Ee Aglemans
Champlain
Champlain Nave
Bell's Ct
Abe Jay
Turner
Brown's Ct
Brown's
Brown’s Ct
Brown's Ct. Se
Sanoa
Belpol
School St. Sw
20Th St. Nw
St. Ave
Lendensee
T St. Ne
I St. Ne
School St
Pomeroy
St. Pw
Geran
Lient
Anatomtia
Mali
Dex Xirex
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