Most common jobs 150 years ago in California
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Most common jobs 150 years ago in California
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#1. Laborers (not specified)
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#2. Miners
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#3. Farmers and planters
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#4. Agricultural laborers
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#5. Domestic servants
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#6. Carpenters and joiners
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#7. Clerks in stores
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#8. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c
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#9. Launderers and laundresses
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#10. Traders and dealers (not specified)
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#11. Blacksmiths
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#12. Sailors
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#13. Boot and shoe makers
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#14. Gardeners and nurserymen
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#15. Restaurant-keepers
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#16. Teachers (not specified)
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#17. Stock-herders
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#18. Cigar-makers
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#19. Stock-raisers
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#20. Painters and varnishers
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#21. Traders and dealers in groceries
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#22. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)
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#23. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses
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#24. Butchers
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#25. Milliners, dress and mantua makers
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#26. Lumbermen and raftsmen
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#27. Officials of Government
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#28. Physicians and surgeons
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#29. Barbers and hairdressers
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#30. Woodchoppers
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#31. Saw-mill operatives
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#32. Hotel-keepers
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#33. Lawyers
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#34. Printers
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#35. Dairymen and dairywomen
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#36. Tinners
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#37. Engineers and firemen
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#38. Barkeepers
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#39. Fishermen and oystermen
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#40. Soldiers (United States Army)
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#41. Laborers
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#42. Book-keepers and accountants in stores
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#43. Bakers
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#44. Hostlers
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#45. Manufacturers
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#46. Boarding and lodging house keepers
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#47. Employees of manufacturing establishments
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#48. Harness and saddle makers
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#49. Masons, brick and stone
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