Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas
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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas
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#1. Agricultural laborers
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#2. Farmers and planters
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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. Stock-raisers
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#7. Soldiers (United States Army)
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#8. Traders and dealers (not specified)
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#9. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c
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#10. Clerks in stores
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#11. Stock-herders
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#12. Physicians and surgeons
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#13. Blacksmiths
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#14. Teachers (not specified)
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#15. Launderers and laundresses
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#16. Traders and dealers in groceries
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#17. Lawyers
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#18. Stock-drovers
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#19. Traders and dealers in dry-goods
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#20. Officials of Government
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#21. Clergymen
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#22. Masons, brick and stone
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#23. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses
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#24. Harness and saddle makers
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#25. Boot and shoe makers
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#26. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)
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#27. Butchers
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#28. Millers
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#29. Saw-mill operatives
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#30. Wheelwrights
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#31. Carriage and wagon makers
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#32. Printers
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#33. Painters and varnishers
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#34. Woodchoppers
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#35. Mill and factory operatives (not specified)
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#36. Book-keepers and accountants in stores
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#37. Tinners
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#38. Brick and tile makers
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#39. Bakers
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#40. Cabinetmakers
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#41. Engineers and firemen
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#42. Barkeepers
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#43. Officers of the Army and Navy (United States)
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#44. Gardeners and nurserymen
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#45. Boatmen and watermen
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#46. Machinists
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#47. Sailors
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#48. Restaurant-keepers
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#49. Hotel-keepers
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