Most common jobs 150 years ago in Missouri
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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Missouri
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#1. Farmers and planters
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#2. Agricultural laborers
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#3. Laborers (not specified)
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#4. Domestic servants
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#5. Carpenters and joiners
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#6. Clerks in stores
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#7. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)
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#8. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c
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#9. Blacksmiths
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#10. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses
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#11. Traders and dealers (not specified)
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#12. Teachers (not specified)
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#13. Boot and shoe makers
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#14. Masons, brick and stone
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#15. Physicians and surgeons
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#16. Lawyers
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#17. Launderers and laundresses
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#18. Painters and varnishers
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#19. Traders and dealers in groceries
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#20. Miners
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#21. Millers
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#22. Butchers
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#23. Coopers
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#24. Harness and saddle makers
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#25. Restaurant-keepers
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#26. Printers
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#27. Carriage and wagon makers
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#28. Employees of hotels and restaurants (not clerks)
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#29. Milliners, dress and mantua makers
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#30. Clergymen
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#31. Iron-foundry operatives
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#32. Traders and dealers in dry-goods
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#33. Plasterers
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#34. Laborers
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#35. Book-keepers and accountants in stores
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#36. Engineers and firemen
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#37. Porters in stores and warehouses
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#38. Barkeepers
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#39. Boatmen and watermen
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#40. Cigar-makers
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#41. Mill and factory operatives (not specified)
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#42. Marble and stone cutters
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#43. Brick and tile makers
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#44. Gardeners and nurserymen
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#45. Manufacturers
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#46. Cabinetmakers
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#47. Barbers and hairdressers
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#48. Officials of Government
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#49. Tinners
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