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Grinnell Stories blog by Dan Kaiser
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Agriculture, Industrial Revolution
Post title: How We Used to Work...
Date published: November 12, 2019
Link to blog post: https://grinnellstories.blogspot.com/2019/11/how-we-used-to-work.html
Drake Library Archive Digital File Name: Grinnell Stories/2019-11-12 How we used to Work
Summary: Kaiser compares the common occupation for the 1482 Grinnell residents in 1870 with those of the 5219 Grinnell residents of 1940. Jobs in 1870 were concentrated in farming and artisan practices like carpentry; jobs in 1940 were concentrated around the railroads, manufacturing plants, automobiles, electricity, and telephone networks. Kaiser also compares the gender divide in jobs in each time period.
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Derr, Martha
Grinnell, Josiah Bushnell
Iowa College, Grinnell, IA, USA
Jones, Virgil
Lannom Shoe Factory, Grinnell, IA, USA
Mitchell, Frank
Mitchell Motor Company, 716 Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, IA, USA
Morrison-Schults Manufacturing Co., Grinnell, IA, USA
National Youth Administration (NYA)
Preston’s Clothing, 801 4th Avenue, Grinnell, IA, USA
Rayburn, Wilma
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Tarleton, Ben
Works Progress Administration (WPA)